catapult volume 3 page 59
images
Conwy Castle picture, volume 15
page 4
Edinburgh Castle picture, volume 4
page 104
Liechtenstein picture, volume 7
page 147, picture, volume 14 page 51
Olavinlinna Castle picture, volume 5
page 23
Orava Castle picture, volume 12
page 109
Romania picture, volume 11 page 85
Swallows Nest Castle picture, volume
4 page 164
Sweden picture, volume 12 page 212
Trakai Castle picture, volume 7
page 165
Vianden Castle picture, volume 7
page 187
Castries (capital city of Saint Lucia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 54, picture,
volume 3 page 54
MORE TO EXPLORE
Saint Lucia volume 12 page 14
Castro, Fidel (political leader of Cuba)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 54, picture,
volume 3 page 55
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cuba volume 3 page 228
Havana volume 6 page 25
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Castro, Raul (Cuban politician)
Castro volume 3 page 55
cat (domesticated mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 55, picture,
volume 3 page 55
MORE TO EXPLORE
anatomy and physiology
brain picture, volume 2 page 122
claw picture, volume 9 page 4
pet volume 10 page 66
catacomb (underground cemetery)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 58, picture,
volume 3 page 58
Catalan (Spanish dialect)
Spain volume 12 page 154
Catalina Island (island in California,
U.S.): see in index Santa Catalina Island
catalytic converter (device)
automobile volume 1 page 236, picture,
volume 1 page 235
catapult (machine)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 59, picture,
volume 3 page 59
MORE TO EXPLORE
weapon volume 15 page 25
cataract (medical disorder)
blindness volume 2 page 90
cataract (waterfall)
waterfall volume 15 page 24
caterpillar (insect larva)
butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158
Monarch butterfly picture, volume 2
page 158
catfish (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 60, picture,
volume 3 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
sensory reception picture, volume 12
page 68
cathedral (Christian church)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
church volume 3 page 117
gargoyle waterspout volume 5 page 90
images
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral picture,
volume 12 page 122
Arequipa picture, volume 10 page 65
Fort-de-France picture, volume 8
page 66
Guatemala City picture, volume 5
page 168
Roseau picture, volume 11 page 98
Saint Colemans Cathedral picture,
volume 3 page 61
Zagreb picture, volume 15 page 100
Middle Ages volume 8 page 123
Cathedral of: see in index under the specific
part of the name, for example, Saint
Paul, Cathedral of
Catherine II (empress of Russia): see in
index Catherine the Great
Catherine Howard (queen of England)
Henry VIII volume 6 page 39
Catherine of Aragon (queen of England)
Henry VIII volume 6 page 39
Catherine Parr (queen of England)
Henry VIII volume 6 page 39
Catherine the Great (empress of Russia)
picture, volume 11 page 107
Russia volume 11 page 106
Catholic Monarchs (Spanish history)
Ferdinand and Isabella volume 5 page 10
Catholic Reformation (religious history):
see in index Counter-Reformation
Cat in the Hat, The (book by Dr.
Seuss)
Dr. Seuss volume 12 page 73
literature for children volume 7
page 164
catkin (flower cluster)
birch volume 2 page 75
cattle (livestock)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 61
MORE TO EXPLORE
gauchos picture, volume 3 page 61, picture,
volume 14 page 42
Sudan picture, volume 12 page 200
Texas volume 13 page 51
cattle drive (U.S. history)
Texas volume 13 page 52
Caucasus (mountainous region in Eurasia):
see in index Armenia; Azerbaijan;
Georgia, Republic of
cauliflower (vegetable)
cabbage volume 3 page 4
cavalryman (military)
Pulaski volume 10 page 166
cave (landform)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 62, picture,
volume 3 page 62, picture, volume 3
page 63
cave exploration
cave volume 3 page 63
cave painting
Chumash people picture, volume 3
page 116
painting volume 10 page 8
Spain picture, volume 10 page 8
caver (cave explorer): see in index spelunker
caviar (food)
Caspian Sea volume 3 page 51
egg volume 4 page 108
cavity (dentistry)
dentistry volume 4 page 38
teeth volume 13 page 31
Cayenne (capital city of French Guiana)
French Guiana volume 5 page 67
Cayor (historicalWest African kingdom)
Wolof Empire volume 15 page 55
Cayuga (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 64
MORE TO EXPLORE
Hiawatha volume 6 page 49
Iroquois volume 6 page 160
CCC (U.S. history): see in index Civilian
Conservation Corps
CD (digital recording media): see in index
compact disc
CD-ROM (computing)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
compact disc volume 3 page 170
Ceausescu, Nicolae (president of Romania)
Romania volume 11 page 85
cedar (tree)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 65, picture,
volume 3 page 65
cedar elm (tree)
elm volume 4 page 128
cedar of Lebanon (tree) picture, volume 3
page 65
celestial goldfish
goldfish volume 5 page 123
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celestial navigation
navigation volume 9 page 24, picture,
volume 9 page 25
cell (biology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
aging volume 1 page 47
animal cells picture, volume 3 page 66
cancer volume 3 page 30
drug volume 4 page 78
genetics volume 5 page 93
living thing volume 7 page 168
nail and claw volume 9 page 4
plant cells picture, volume 3 page 67
protozoan volume 10 page 159
virus volume 14 page 97, picture, volume
14 page 98
cell (compartment)
paper wasp nest picture, volume 9
page 37
prison picture, volume 10 page 154
cell (communications area)
telephone volume 13 page 36
cell division (biological process)
amoeba volume 1 page 109
cell membrane (part of living cell)
cell volume 3 page 66
animal cell picture, volume 3 page 66
cello (musical instrument)
stringed instruments picture, volume 8
page 216
cell phone (communications)
images
communication over distances picture,
volume 3 page 166
telecommunication antennas picture,
volume 13 page 34
photography volume 10 page 77
radio volume 11 page 19
telephone volume 13 page 36
cell system (biology): see in index cell
celluloid (plastic)
plastic volume 10 page 97
cellulose (biochemical compound)
cell volume 3 page 67
cell wall (part of plant cell)
cell volume 3 page 67, picture, volume 3
page 67
Celsius (temperature scale)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
Celt (people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 67
MORE TO EXPLORE
Anglo-Saxon volume 1 page 121
decorated bowl picture, volume 3
page 68
England volume 4 page 140
Ireland volume 6 page 154
Northern Ireland volume 9 page 89
Scotland volume 12 page 53
Ulster volume 14 page 8
United Kingdom volume 14 page 18
Wales volume 15 page 4
Celtic religion
Celts volume 3 page 68
cement (building material)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 68, picture,
volume 3 page 68
MORE TO EXPLORE
concrete volume 3 page 175
Cenozoic era
geology volume 5 page 97
prehistoric life volume 10 page 146,
table, volume 10 page 145
censorship
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 69, picture,
volume 3 page 69
MORE TO EXPLORE
Blume volume 2 page 96
census
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 70
MORE TO EXPLORE
interview picture, volume 3 page 70
Centennial Olympic Park (event venue
in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.)
Fountain of Rings picture, volume 1
page 219
Centennial State (state in the U.S.): see
in index Colorado
centigrade (temperature scale): see in
index Celsius
centimeter (measurement)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
centipede (many-footed animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 72, picture,
volume 3 page 72
Central African Federation (historical
federation in Africa): see in index Rhodesia
and Nyasaland, Federation of
Central African Republic (country in
Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 73
Central America (southernmost region
of North America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 74
MORE TO EXPLORE
capuchin monkey picture, volume 3
page 74
exploration and settlement of the
Americas volume 1 page 103
geography
Latin America volume 7 page 112
Mayan ruins picture, volume 3 page 75
Hispanic Americans volume 6 page 62
Native Americans: see in index Middle
American Indian
traditional dress picture, volume 3
page 75
Central American Indian (Native
American people)
Central America volume 3 page 74
Guatemala volume 5 page 166
Central Asia (region in Asia)
Asia volume 1 page 200
Tian Shan picture, volume 1 page 202
Central Intelligence Agency (U.S. government)
spy volume 12 page 170
Central Lowlands (region in Scotland,
United Kingdom)
Scotland volume 12 page 52
central nervous system (anatomy and
physiology)
skeletal system volume 12 page 96
Central Park (park in New York City,
New York, U.S.)
aerial view picture, volume 9 page 59
grassy area picture, volume 5 page 141
Central Plateau (region in Namibia)
Namibia volume 9 page 6
Central Powers (history ofWorldWar I)
WorldWar I volume 15 page 61
central processing unit (computer)
computer volume 3 page 172
Central Valley (valley in California, U.S.)
California volume 3 page 11
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ceramics
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 76, picture,
volume 3 page 76
ceramic tile (building material) picture,
volume 3 page 76
brick and tile volume 2 page 129
Ceratosaurus (dinosaur)
dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4
page 53
mouth structure picture, volume 4
page 51
cercus (insect anatomy)
cockroach volume 3 page 147
cereal (food and plant): see in index grain
cerebellum (anatomy)
brain volume 2 page 122, picture, volume
2 page 122
cerebral palsy (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 77, picture,
volume 3 page 77
cerebrum (anatomy)
brain volume 2 page 122, picture, volume
2 page 122
cerebral palsy volume 3 page 77
ceremony (sociology)
reed dance picture, volume 12 page 211
Zoroastrian priest picture, volume 15
page 109
Ceres (Roman goddess)
Demeter volume 4 page 34
Cervantes, Miguel de (Spanish author)
literature volume 7 page 162
cervix (anatomy) picture, volume 11
page 47
reproductive system volume 11 page 50
Cesis (city in Latvia)
medieval castle picture, volume 7
page 115
Cetinje (capital city of Montenegro)
Montenegro volume 8 page 175
Ceylon (island country in the Indian
Ocean): see in index Sri Lanka
Chaco Boreal (region in South America)
Bolivia volume 2 page 103
ChacoWar (South American history,
1932-35)
Bolivia volume 2 page 103
Paraguay volume 10 page 31
Chad (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 78
Chagall, Marc (Russian-born French
artist)
painting volume 10 page 11
chain (connecting device)
machine volume 8 page 7
chair (furniture)
metalwork picture, volume 8 page 106
Chakri dynasty (Thai dynasty)
Thailand volume 13 page 55
Chaldean (people)
Mesopotamia volume 8 page 104
chalk (soft rock)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 79, picture,
volume 3 page 79
MORE TO EXPLORE
girl writing with chalk picture, volume
15 page 78
Challenger (space shuttle)
Ride volume 11 page 65, picture, volume
11 page 65
space exploration volume 12 page 152
Chalten, El (mountain in Argentina): see
in index Fitzroy, Mount
chamber (stomach)
stomach volume 12 page 188
Chamberlains Men (English theater
company): see in index Lord Chamberlains
Men
chamber orchestra (music)
orchestra volume 9 page 146
chameleon (reptile)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 79
MORE TO EXPLORE
lizard volume 7 page 169
panther chameleon picture, volume 3
page 80
Chamorro (people)
Guam volume 5 page 165
Champlain, Lake (lake in Canada and
the U.S.)
Champlain volume 3 page 81
Champlain, Samuel de (French explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 80, picture,
volume 3 page 80
MORE TO EXPLORE
exploration of the Americas volume 1
page 105
places
Canada volume 3 page 25
New Brunswick volume 9 page 43
Nova Scotia volume 9 page 102
Ontario volume 9 page 140
Quebec volume 11 page 9
Chandra Gupta (Indian rulers): see in
index Candra Gupta I
Chang Jiang (river in China): see in index
Yangtze River
Channa (Indian charioteer)
Buddha volume 2 page 142
Channel Islands (islands in the English
Channel)
English Channel volume 4 page 142
Channel Tunnel (undersea tunnel in
Europe)
English Channel volume 4 page 142
Chanukah (Judaism): see in index
Hanukkah
Chao Phraya (river in Thailand)
Thailand volume 13 page 54
chapter book (type of book)
literature for children volume 7
page 163
Charbonneau, Toussaint (French Canadian
explorer)
Sacagawea volume 12 page 4
charcoal drawing picture, volume 4
page 75
chard (plant): see in index Swiss chard
chariot (vehicle)
war volume 15 page 10, picture, volume
15 page 9
Charlemagne (Holy Roman emperor)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 81, picture,
volume 3 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
Europe volume 4 page 164
France volume 5 page 59
Franks volume 5 page 61
Germany volume 5 page 106
Holy Roman Empire volume 6 page 74
Middle Ages volume 8 page 122
Charles I (king of Great Britain and Ireland)
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Maryland volume 8 page 68
Massachusetts Bay Colony volume 8
page 74
Puritans volume 10 page 169
Charles II (king of Great Britain and
Ireland)
fur trade volume 5 page 76
Massachusetts Bay Colony volume 8
page 75
Penn volume 10 page 54
Charles V (Holy Roman emperor and
king of Spain)
Hapsburgs volume 6 page 16
Spain volume 12 page 155
Charles VII (king of France)
Joan of Arc volume 7 page 25
Charles, Ray (U.S. musician)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 82, picture,
volume 3 page 82
Charleston (city in South Carolina, U.S.)
historic homes along the Battery picture,
volume 12 page 148
Charleston (state capital ofWest Virginia,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 83
MORE TO EXPLORE
State Capitol picture, volume 3 page 83
West Virginia volume 15 page 34
Charles Towne (capital city of The Bahamas):
see in index Nassau
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(work by Dahl)
Dahl volume 4 page 5
Charlot (Flathead chief ) picture, volume 5
page 32
Charlotte Amalie (capital city of U.S.
Virgin Islands)
harbor picture, volume 15 page 32
Charlottetown (provincial capital of
Prince Edward Island, Canada)
Prince Edward Island volume 10
page 150
Charon (moon of Pluto)
Pluto volume 10 page 102
Charrua (people)
Uruguay volume 14 page 43
chart (map)
navigation volume 9 page 24, picture,
volume 9 page 24
Chartres Cathedral (cathedral in Chartres,
France) picture, volume 8 page 123
chassis (mechanics)
automobile volume 1 page 235
chateau (French castle or mansion)
Loire River picture, volume 7 page 173
Chaucer, Geoffrey (English author)
literature volume 7 page 161
Chavez, Cesar (U.S. labor leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 83, picture,
volume 3 page 84
MORE TO EXPLORE
Hispanic Americans volume 6 page 62
check (finance)
banking volume 2 page 24
check (sports)
ice hockey volume 6 page 69
checks and balances (government)
United States Constitution volume 14
page 32
cheese (food)
fermentation volume 5 page 11
production picture, volume 15 page 53
cheetah (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 84, picture,
volume 3 page 84
Chekhov, Anton (Russian author)
drama volume 4 page 74
chemical: see in index chemical compound
chemical bond (chemistry): see in index
bonding
chemical compound
chemical element volume 3 page 85
chemistry volume 3 page 87
molecule volume 8 page 156
plastic volume 10 page 97
pollution volume 10 page 118, picture,
volume 10 page 117
chemical element
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 85
MORE TO EXPLORE
chemistry volume 3 page 87
periodic table table, volume 3 page 86
chemical property
matter volume 8 page 78
chemical reaction
matter volume 8 page 78
chemical symbol (scientific abbreviation)
chemical element volume 3 page 85
chemical weapon
Iran-IraqWar volume 6 page 150
WorldWar I volume 15 page 62
chemistry (science)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
alchemy volume 1 page 71
students picture, volume 3 page 87
chemotherapy (medical procedure)
cancer volume 3 page 31
Chen Kaige (Chinese director) picture,
volume 8 page 198
Chernobyl accident (nuclear disaster,
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Belarus volume 2 page 52
nuclear energy volume 9 page 105
Cherokee (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 87
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
dancer in festive clothing picture, volume
9 page 18
dancers picture, volume 3 page 88
Jackson volume 7 page 6
Native Americans volume 9 page 19
Sequoyah volume 12 page 70
Tennessee volume 13 page 44
Trail of Tears volume 13 page 89, picture,
volume 13 page 89
Cherokee language
Cherokee people volume 3 page 88
Sequoyah volume 12 page 70
Cherokee syllabary (writing system)
alphabet volume 1 page 88
Sequoyah volume 12 page 70
Cherrapunji (town in India)
Asia volume 1 page 202
cherry (tree and fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 88
MORE TO EXPLORE
cherry blossoms picture, volume 7
page 12
sour cherries picture, volume 3 page 88
Chesapeake Bay (bay in the U.S.)
Maryland volume 8 page 68, picture,
volume 8 page 69
Thomas Point Lighthouse picture, volume
7 page 149
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chess (game)
Kasparov against Deep Junior picture,
volume 1 page 195
chestnut (tree and nut)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 89, picture,
volume 3 page 89
MORE TO EXPLORE
nut volume 9 page 112
chestnut blight (plant disease)
chestnut volume 3 page 89
chewing (physiology)
tongue volume 13 page 80
Cheyenne (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 90
MORE TO EXPLORE
beadwork amulet picture, volume 9
page 18
Custer volume 3 page 233
festival picture, volume 3 page 90
Native Americans volume 9 page 16
Cheyenne (state capital ofWyoming,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 90
MORE TO EXPLORE
State Capitol picture, volume 3 page 91
Wyoming volume 15 page 79
Chiang Kai-shek (Chinese leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 91, picture,
volume 3 page 91
MORE TO EXPLORE
China volume 3 page 104
Mao volume 8 page 48
Sun Yat-sen volume 12 page 205
Chiapas (state in Mexico)
Mexico volume 8 page 112
Chibcha (Native American people)
Bogota volume 2 page 100
South America volume 12 page 144
Chicago (city in Illinois, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 92, picture,
volume 3 page 93, picture, volume 6
page 117
MORE TO EXPLORE
arts
architecture volume 1 page 171
blues volume 2 page 95
jazz volume 7 page 16
Millennium Park picture, volume 3
page 92, picture, volume 13 page 21
sculpture by Picasso picture, volume
10 page 79
buildings in 1911 picture, volume 1
page 57
Chinatown picture, volume 1 page 207
elevated railway picture, volume 13
page 92
Illinois volume 6 page 116
important people
Addams volume 1 page 27
Du Sable volume 4 page 83
Lake Michigan volume 8 page 118
softball volume 12 page 123
United States volume 14 page 27
Chicago Bears (U.S. football team)
Payton volume 10 page 42, picture, volume
10 page 42
Chicago Bulls (U.S. basketball team)
Jordan volume 7 page 35, picture, volume
7 page 35
Chicago City Ballet (U.S. ballet company)
Tallchief volume 13 page 13
Chichen Itza (ancient city in Mexico)
Mayan architecture picture, volume 8
page 82
Chichimec (Native American people)
Toltec volume 13 page 78
Chickasaw (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 93
MORE TO EXPLORE
Chickasaw rattles picture, volume 3
page 94
chicken (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 94
MORE TO EXPLORE
chicken house in India picture, volume
10 page 140
four animal skeletal systems picture,
volume 12 page 95
leg picture, volume 7 page 123
rooster picture, volume 3 page 94
vertebrate embryo development picture,
volume 5 page 109
wing picture, volume 1 page 182
chicken pox (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 95, picture,
volume 3 page 95
Chihuahua (breed of dog)
dog table, volume 4 page 62
Chikamatsu Monzaemon (Japanese dramatist)
drama volume 4 page 74
child (human)
images
car safety picture, volume 12 page 7
child affected by polio picture, volume
10 page 113
children learning to read picture, volume
7 page 164
Childrens Crusades picture, volume 3
page 224
globe picture, volume 8 page 49
identical twins picture, volume 5
page 94
language development picture, volume
7 page 104
medical check-up for strep throat picture,
volume 12 page 196
nursery rhyme volume 9 page 110
child development
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 96, picture,
volume 3 page 97
MORE TO EXPLORE
Down syndrome volume 4 page 69
language development picture, volume 7
page 104
learning to read picture, volume 7
page 164
childhood: see in index child development
childrens literature: see in index literature
for children
Childrens Museum of Indianapolis
(museum in Indianapolis, Indiana,
U.S.)
Indianapolis volume 6 page 128
Chile (country in South America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 98
MORE TO EXPLORE
abolitionist movement volume 1 page 11
folk music and dance picture, volume 3
page 99
Laguna Miscanti picture, volume 3
page 99
Peru volume 10 page 65
Chimborazo (mountain in Ecuador)
Ecuador volume 4 page 102
chimpanzee (primate)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 100
MORE TO EXPLORE
apes volume 1 page 146
Goodall volume 5 page 126
West African chimpanzee picture, volume
3 page 100
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China (country in Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 101
MORE TO EXPLORE
apricot volume 1 page 153
arts
architecture volume 1 page 169
Forbidden City picture, volume 3
page 104
Temple of Heaven picture, volume 2
page 50
calligraphy volume 3 page 15
drawing volume 4 page 76
painting
depiction of Confucius picture, volume
3 page 178
scroll painting picture, volume 10
page 9
pottery volume 10 page 139
porcelain vases picture, volume 10
page 139
sculpture picture, volume 1 page 128
ancient tomb in China picture, volume
1 page 163
geography
Asia volume 1 page 200
GreatWall of China volume 5
page 148, picture, volume 5 page 149
Hong Kong volume 6 page 78, picture,
volume 4 page 132, picture, volume 6
page 78
Macau volume 8 page 4
Mount Everest volume 4 page 167
Three Gorges region picture, volume 3
page 102
Tibet volume 13 page 62
Xian picture, volume 3 page 103
Yangtze River picture, volume 15
page 87
history
census volume 3 page 71
Chiang volume 3 page 91
Confucius volume 3 page 178
Dalai Lama volume 4 page 8
Genghis Khan volume 5 page 96
Japan volume 7 page 13
KoreanWar volume 7 page 85
money volume 8 page 161
Mongol Empire volume 8 page 161
Nixon volume 9 page 74
North Korea volume 7 page 81
postal service volume 10 page 136
timeline volume 3 page 101
Vietnam volume 14 page 85
WorldWar II volume 15 page 65
industry
paper volume 10 page 28
silk volume 12 page 89
people and culture
Chinese New Year volume 3 page 105
Daoism volume 4 page 15
flag volume 5 page 30
kite volume 7 page 72
mythology volume 8 page 224
pet dogs volume 4 page 63
tea volume 13 page 25
plants and animals
ginkgo volume 5 page 115
panda picture, volume 10 page 25
science and technology
acupuncture volume 1 page 20
clay pipe picture, volume 3 page 133
printing volume 10 page 153
robot volume 11 page 74
rocket volume 11 page 77
technology and invention volume 13
page 26
sports
archery volume 1 page 166
martial arts picture, volume 2 page 50
volleyball tournament picture, volume
14 page 104
wrestling picture, volume 15 page 74
China, Republic of (self-governing
island in Asia): see in index Taiwan
Chin Dynasty (Chinese history, 221-206
BC): see in index Qin Dynasty
Chinese (people)
Macau volume 8 page 4
Singapore volume 12 page 91
Chinese alligator (reptile)
alligator volume 1 page 85
Chinese American (people)
Chinese New Year festivities picture,
volume 1 page 207
Chinese calendar
calendar volume 3 page 10
Chinese chestnut (tree)
chestnut volume 3 page 89
Chinese Communist Party (political
party in China)
Chiang volume 3 page 91
Mao volume 8 page 48, picture, volume 8
page 48
Taiwan volume 13 page 9
Taipei volume 13 page 7
Chinese elm (tree)
elm volume 4 page 128
Chinese Exclusion Act (U.S. legislation,
1882)
Arthurs administration volume 1
page 193
Asian Americans volume 1 page 207
Chinese gooseberry (fruit): see in index
kiwi
Chinese New Year
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 105
MORE TO EXPLORE
New Years Day volume 9 page 56
parades picture, volume 1 page 207, picture,
volume 3 page 105
Chinese Revolution (1911-12)
Mao volume 8 page 47
Chinese snowball (shrub)
viburnum volume 14 page 76
Chinese white-cheeked gibbon (primate)
apes picture, volume 1 page 147
Chinese writing
alphabet volume 1 page 88
document written in Chinese characters
picture, volume 1 page 88
Ching Dynasty (Chinese history, 1644-
1911): see in index Qing Dynasty
chinook salmon (fish): see in index king
salmon
chip, computer (electronics): see in index
integrated circuit
Chipewyan (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 105
MORE TO EXPLORE
Chipewyan family with tepee picture,
volume 3 page 106
Manitoba volume 8 page 44
Native Americans volume 9 page 18
Saskatchewan volume 12 page 39
chipmunk (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 106, picture,
volume 3 page 106
Chippewa (Native American people): see
in index Ojibwa
Chiricahua (Native American people)
Cochise volume 3 page 145
Geronimo volume 5 page 108
Chiriqui (volcano in Panama): see in
index Baru
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Chisinau (capital city of Moldova)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 107
MORE TO EXPLORE
Moldova volume 8 page 154
WorldWar I memorial park picture,
volume 3 page 107
chitin (chemical compound)
exoskeleton volume 4 page 172
chlorophyll (plant physiology)
asparagus volume 1 page 209
cell volume 3 page 67
leaf volume 7 page 118
photosynthesis volume 10 page 78
chloroplast (cell component)
plant cell picture, volume 3 page 67
Chobe National Park (park in
Botswana)
lions picture, volume 2 page 116
chocolate
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 108, picture,
volume 3 page 108
Choctaw (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 109, picture,
volume 3 page 109
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mississippi volume 8 page 142
cholera (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 110
MORE TO EXPLORE
making water safe to drink picture, volume
3 page 110
cholesterol (chemical compound)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 111
MORE TO EXPLORE
blood vessel picture, volume 3 page 111
food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
Chomolungma (mountain in Asia): see in
index Everest, Mount
Chondogyo (Korean religion)
North Korea volume 7 page 79
chord (music)
music volume 8 page 213
choreography (dance composition)
ballet volume 2 page 14
dance volume 4 page 12
chorus (theater)
drama volume 4 page 73
Choson (ancient state in Korea)
North Korea volume 7 page 80
Choson dynasty (Korean history)
North Korea volume 7 page 81
Seoul volume 12 page 69
South Korea volume 7 page 84
Chou dynasty (Chinese history): see in
index Zhou dynasty
Christ, Community of (U.S. church)
Mormons volume 8 page 182
Christian IV (Scandinavian king)
Oslo volume 9 page 154
Christiana (capital city of Norway): see in
index Oslo
Christianity (religion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 112
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bible volume 2 page 67
history
Abraham volume 1 page 13
ancient Rome volume 11 page 90
Jesus Christ volume 7 page 22
fortress in Syria picture, volume 12
page 224
martyr volume 8 page 67
Middle Ages volume 8 page 122
Crusades volume 3 page 223
important places
Bethlehem volume 2 page 64
Jerusalem volume 7 page 21
major world religions table, volume 11
page 43
practices
catacomb volume 3 page 58
cathedrals volume 3 page 60
church volume 3 page 117
Protestant church picture, volume 3
page 113
Roman Catholic church picture,
volume 3 page 112
holidays
Easter volume 4 page 93
monk volume 8 page 166
pilgrimage volume 10 page 84
regions
Balkan Peninsula volume 2 page 12
Europe volume 4 page 162
Lebanon volume 7 page 121
North America volume 9 page 81
Palestine volume 10 page 17
Christian missions (Christianity): see in
index missions
Christmas (holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 114, picture,
volume 3 page 114
MORE TO EXPLORE
Santa Claus volume 12 page 30
Christmas, Father (legendary person): see
in index Santa Claus
Christmas Carol, A (work by Dickens)
Dickens volume 4 page 45
Christmas Island (island in Kiribati): see
in index Kiritimati Atoll
Christmas tree
South Korean tree picture, volume 3
page 114
chromosome (part of living cell)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 115, picture,
volume 3 page 115
MORE TO EXPLORE
cell volume 3 page 67
animal picture, volume 3 page 66
plant picture, volume 3 page 67
DNA volume 4 page 60
Down syndrome volume 4 page 69
gender determination picture, volume 5
page 93
genetics volume 5 page 93
Chronicles of Narnia, The (work by
Lewis)
Lewis volume 7 page 136
Chumash (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 116
MORE TO EXPLORE
Chumash cave painting picture, volume
3 page 116
Native Americans volume 9 page 18
Chunnel (undersea tunnel in Europe): see
in index Channel Tunnel
church (building)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 117
MORE TO EXPLORE
architecture volume 1 page 169
cathedral volume 3 page 60
images
Arequipa church picture, volume 10
page 65
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Minnesota
picture, volume 12 page 16
Colombian church picture, volume 3
page 153
colonial church in Connecticut picture,
volume 3 page 117
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Eastern Orthodox church picture,
volume 4 page 94, picture, volume 11
page 105
Protestant Christian church interior
picture, volume 3 page 113
Roman Catholic churches picture,
volume 3 page 112, picture, volume
15 page 85
temple volume 13 page 42
Churchill (town in Manitoba, Canada)
aurora picture, volume 1 page 227
Churchill, Cape (cape in Manitoba,
Canada)
polar bear on Hudson Bay ice picture,
volume 8 page 45
Churchill,Winston (prime minister of
the United Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 117, picture,
volume 3 page 118
MORE TO EXPLORE
Roosevelt volume 11 page 93
WorldWar II volume 15 page 70
meeting at Yalta picture, volume 15
page 70
Church of England (English national
church): see in index England, Church
of
chutney (food)
mango volume 8 page 42
chyme (digestive system product)
digestive system volume 4 page 47
CIA (U.S. government): see in index Central
Intelligence Agency
Ciboney (Native American people)
Antigua and Barbuda volume 1
page 143
Cuba volume 3 page 228
cicada (insect)
exoskeleton picture, volume 4 page 173
locust volume 7 page 173
Cincinnati Red Stockings (U.S. baseball
team)
baseball volume 2 page 32
Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 118
cinereous vulture (bird)
vulture volume 14 page 106
CIO (labor organization): see in index
Congress of Industrial Organizations
circle (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 99
circle graph (diagram)
graph volume 5 page 140
circulatory system (anatomy and physiology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 119
circus (theatrical entertainment)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 119
MORE TO EXPLORE
Barnum & Bailey poster picture, volume
3 page 120
clowns picture, volume 3 page 119
Cirque du Soleil (Canadian theatrical
company)
circus volume 3 page 121
cirrhosis (disease)
liver volume 7 page 167
cirrus cloud picture, volume 3 page 142
cloud volume 3 page 144, picture, volume
3 page 143
Citadelle Laferriere, La (fortress near
Cap-Haitien, Haiti) picture, volume 6
page 9
Citizen Band (Native American people)
Potawatomi volume 10 page 138
citizenship
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 121, picture,
volume 3 page 121
MORE TO EXPLORE
voting volume 14 page 105
Citlaltepetl (volcano in Mexico)
Mexico volume 8 page 110
citron (fruit)
citrus fruit volume 3 page 123
citrus fruit
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 122, picture,
volume 3 page 122
MORE TO EXPLORE
grapefruit picture, volume 5 page 139
lemon picture, volume 7 page 127
lime picture, volume 7 page 152
navel orange picture, volume 9 page 144
city
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 123
MORE TO EXPLORE
civilization volume 3 page 126
human migration volume 8 page 129
modes of transportation picture, volume
13 page 92
city council (government)
city volume 3 page 124
city manager (government official)
city volume 3 page 124
City of the Dead (district in Cairo,
Egypt)
Cairo volume 3 page 8
city-state
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 126
MORE TO EXPLORE
Athens volume 1 page 219
city volume 3 page 125
Italy volume 6 page 173
Venice volume 14 page 65
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S. history)
picture, volume 9 page 44
civilization
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 126
MORE TO EXPLORE
delta volume 4 page 33
technology and invention volume 13
page 25
civil law (law)
law volume 7 page 117
civil liberties (law): see in index civil
rights
civil rights (law)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 128
MORE TO EXPLORE
human rights volume 6 page 96
National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People volume 9
page 14
Standing Bear and Indian rights picture,
volume 10 page 122
Civil Rights Act (U.S. legislation, 1964)
African Americans volume 1 page 44
civil rights movement volume 3
page 130
discrimination volume 4 page 55
Johnson volume 7 page 29
King volume 7 page 66
United States history volume 14 page 31
civil rights movement (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 129
MORE TO EXPLORE
African Americans volume 1 page 44
civil rights volume 3 page 128
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Ku Klux Klan opposition volume 7
page 89
National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People volume 9
page 14
people picture, volume 3 page 129
Abernathy volume 1 page 9
Bunche volume 2 page 150
Du Bois volume 4 page 80
Evers volume 4 page 168
Jackson volume 7 page 7
King volume 7 page 65
Malcolm X volume 8 page 29
Parks volume 10 page 36
places
Alabama volume 1 page 61
Little Rock volume 7 page 166
Mississippi volume 8 page 142
Tennessee volume 13 page 44
protest
March onWashington picture, volume
3 page 130
Montgomery bus boycott picture,
volume 8 page 177
Oklahoma restaurant picture, volume 3
page 130
United States history volume 14 page 31
civil service
Arthur volume 1 page 193
civil war
war volume 15 page 9
CivilWar, English (English history): see
in index English CivilWars
CivilWar, Spanish (Spanish history): see
in index Spanish CivilWar
CivilWar (U.S. history): see in index
American CivilWar
cladding (optical fibre component)
fiber optics volume 5 page 15, picture,
volume 5 page 15
clam (mollusk)
shell volume 12 page 80
clarinet (musical instrument)
wind instruments picture, volume 8
page 217
Clark, Helen (prime minister of New
Zealand) picture, volume 15 page 58
Clark,William (U.S. explorer)
Lewis and Clark Expedition volume 7
page 137
diary picture, volume 7 page 137
Missouri River volume 8 page 149
Oregon Trail volume 9 page 149
Clarke, Sir Arthur C. (British author
and scientist)
science fiction volume 12 page 51
class (sociology): see in index social class
classical age (music)
classical music volume 3 page 132
classical music
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 131
MORE TO EXPLORE
music volume 8 page 214
classification, biological: see in index
taxonomy
claw (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 9 page 4, picture,
volume 9 page 4
MORE TO EXPLORE
cheetah volume 3 page 85
clay (geology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 132
MORE TO EXPLORE
brick and tile volume 2 page 128
adobe volume 1 page 29
pipes picture, volume 3 page 133
pottery volume 10 page 138
Zuni potter picture, volume 15
page 110
sculpture volume 12 page 55
soil volume 12 page 125
Clay, Cassius Marcellus (U.S. abolitionist)
picture, volume 1 page 12
Clay, Cassius Marcellus (U.S. boxer): see
in index Ali, Muhammad
Clay, Henry (U.S. statesman) picture,
volume 8 page 148
Missouri Compromise volume 8
page 148
claymation (motion pictures)
animation volume 1 page 130
clay tablet (writing) picture, volume 15
page 77
Cleary, Beverly (United States author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 133, picture,
volume 3 page 133
cleavage (mineralogy)
mineral volume 8 page 132
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (U.S.
author): see in index Twain, Mark
Cleopatra (queen of Egypt)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 134
MORE TO EXPLORE
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 115
bas relief portrait picture, volume 3
page 134
pharaoh volume 10 page 69
Cleveland (city in Ohio, U.S.)
Ohio volume 9 page 126
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame picture,
volume 9 page 126
Cleveland, Grover (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 135, picture,
volume 3 page 136
MORE TO EXPLORE
Harrison volume 6 page 21
timeline volume 3 page 135
Cleveland Indians (U.S. baseball team)
Paige volume 10 page 6
click beetle (insect)
types of beetles picture, volume 2
page 49
cliff (landform)
Blue Mountains picture, volume 9
page 53
erosion picture, volume 4 page 152
Petra picture, volume 7 page 34
Cliff Dwellers (Native American people):
see in index Anasazi
Cliff Palace (ruins in Colorado, U.S.)
picture, volume 1 page 114, picture, volume
3 page 158
climate
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 137
MORE TO EXPLORE
clothing volume 3 page 142
extinct animals volume 1 page 126
climatology (weather science)
climate volume 3 page 137
climbing (locomotion)
tree frog picture, volume 1 page 110
Cline, Patsy (U.S. singer)
country music volume 3 page 208
clinical psychology
psychology volume 10 page 162
clinker (cement production)
cement volume 3 page 69
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Clinton, Bill (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 138, picture,
volume 3 page 139
MORE TO EXPLORE
presidential library picture, volume 7
page 166
signing peace agreement picture, volume
10 page 19
timeline volume 3 page 138
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (U.S. politician
and first lady)
Clinton, Bill volume 3 page 139
clipper (sailing ship)
ship volume 12 page 83
cloaca (anatomy)
urinary system volume 14 page 41
frogs picture, volume 14 page 41
clock (timekeeping device)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 140, picture,
volume 11 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
Banneker volume 2 page 26
pendulum volume 10 page 52
time volume 13 page 69
Clock Tower (tower ofWestminster Palace
in London, England, United Kingdom)
picture, volume 7 page 175
cloning (biology)
genetics volume 5 page 95
closed-captioning system (communication)
deafness volume 4 page 21
cloth: see in index textile
clothing (body covering)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 141
MORE TO EXPLORE
cultures
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
Cree picture, volume 3 page 212
Poland picture, volume 10 page 108
Potawatomi picture, volume 10
page 138
Qatar picture, volume 11 page 4
fibers volume 5 page 17
clothing industry
Industrial Revolution volume 6
page 133
cloud (weather)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 142
MORE TO EXPLORE
cirrus picture, volume 3 page 142
climate volume 3 page 137
cloud mistaken for a UFO picture, volume
14 page 10
rain volume 11 page 22
types picture, volume 3 page 143
cloud forest (ecology)
Central America volume 3 page 74
clover (plant): see in index shamrock
cloverleaf (road design) picture, volume
11 page 71
clover seed weevil (insect)
types of beetles picture, volume 2 page 49
Clovis I (Frankish king)
Franks volume 5 page 61
clown (comedic entertainer)
circus volume 3 page 120, picture, volume
3 page 119
cluster bomb (military technology)
bomb volume 2 page 104
Clymene (Greek mythology)
Atlas volume 1 page 222
cm (measurement): see in index centimeter
coal (fossil fuel)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 144
MORE TO EXPLORE
acid rain volume 1 page 18
coal mound in New Mexico, U.S. picture,
volume 5 page 56
energy source picture, volume 4 page 139
fossil fuel volume 5 page 55
coal mining
coal volume 3 page 144
coal mined for fuel picture, volume 5
page 56
Kentucky volume 7 page 57
mining volume 8 page 134
Pennsylvania volume 10 page 57
Poland picture, volume 3 page 144
technology and invention volume 13
page 26
coast (landform)
harbor volume 6 page 17
Lake Superior picture, volume 12
page 206
Portugal picture, volume 10 page 133
tsunami picture, volume 13 page 104
Coast Mountains (mountains in North
America) picture, volume 2 page 133
Cobh (city in Ireland)
Saint Colemans Cathedral picture, volume
3 page 61
cobra (snake)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 145, picture,
volume 3 page 145
MORE TO EXPLORE
Indian spectacled cobra picture, volume
12 page 113
mongoose volume 8 page 165
nest volume 9 page 37
snake volume 12 page 112
Cochegan Rock (rock formation in
Montville, Connecticut, U.S.) picture,
volume 8 page 152
Cochin (city in India)
Gama volume 5 page 83
Cochise (Apache chief )
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 145, picture,
volume 3 page 146
MORE TO EXPLORE
Apache volume 1 page 144
cochlea (anatomy)
ear volume 4 page 87, picture, volume 4
page 87
cockatiel (bird)
parrot family volume 10 page 38
cockatoo (bird)
parrot family volume 10 page 38
cocker spaniel, English (breed of dog):
see in index English cocker spaniel
cockroach (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 146, picture,
volume 3 page 146
cocoa (food) picture, volume 3 page 108
chocolate volume 3 page 108
Sao Tome and Principe volume 12
page 36
cocoa (tree): see in index cacao
cocoa bean picture, volume 3 page 108
chocolate volume 3 page 108
cocoa butter (vegetable fat)
chocolate volume 3 page 108
coconut (fruit)
palm volume 10 page 20
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coconut milk
palm volume 10 page 20
cocoon (biology)
butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158
Monarch butterfly picture, volume 2
page 158
silk volume 12 page 88
silkworm spins cocoon picture, volume
12 page 89
cod (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 147, picture,
volume 3 page 147
Cod, Cape (peninsula in Massachusetts,
U.S.)
boats in the water picture, volume 8
page 73
Massachusetts volume 8 page 71
code (law)
law volume 7 page 117
cod-liver oil
cod volume 3 page 147
Coelophysis (dinosaur)
dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4
page 53
Coeur dAlene (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 148
MORE TO EXPLORE
Spokane people volume 12 page 166
Coeur dAleneWar (U.S. history, 1858):
see in index SpokaneWar
coffee (plant and beverage)
Colombia picture, volume 3 page 153
workers drying coffee in Kenya picture,
volume 7 page 58
coffin (container for burial of a corpse)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
coiled ceramics
pottery volume 10 page 139
coin (money)
ancient coins
Anglo-Saxon king picture, volume 1
page 121
Persephone picture, volume 3
page 47
Umayyad caliph picture, volume 3
page 14
money volume 8 page 161
cold, common (viral infection)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 149
MORE TO EXPLORE
cough volume 3 page 207
respiratory system volume 11
page 56
cold-bloodedness (zoology)
amphibians volume 1 page 110
fish volume 5 page 27
lizard volume 7 page 169
snake volume 12 page 114
cold desert (geography)
desert volume 4 page 40
ColdWar (international political history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 150
MORE TO EXPLORE
BerlinWall picture, volume 3 page 151
communism volume 3 page 168
Kennedy volume 7 page 54
NATO volume 9 page 84
Soviet Union volume 14 page 13
United States volume 14 page 31
collard (plant and food)
cabbage volume 3 page 4
collective farm (Soviet agriculture)
Soviet Union volume 14 page 13
collie (breed of dog)
herding dogs table, volume 4 page 62
Collins, Michael (U.S. astronaut)
Armstrong volume 1 page 189
colobus (primate) picture, volume 8
page 167
Colombia (country in South America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 152
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bolivar volume 2 page 101
geography
Bogota picture, volume 2 page 100
coffee plantation picture, volume 3
page 153
Guaitara River picture, volume 3
page 153
Colombo (administrative capital of Sri
Lanka)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 154, picture,
volume 3 page 154
MORE TO EXPLORE
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte volume 12
page 173
Sri Lanka volume 12 page 174
colon (anatomy): see in index large intestine
colonial America (British and U.S. history):
see in index American colonies
colonialism (government policy)
colony volume 3 page 154
empire volume 4 page 130
Islam volume 6 page 165
places
Africa volume 1 page 42
Americas picture, volume 1 page 105
Florida picture, volume 1 page 107
Paramaribo picture, volume 10
page 32
United States volume 14 page 27
Asia volume 1 page 204
Europe volume 4 page 164
Germany volume 5 page 106
United Kingdom volume 14 page 21
trade volume 13 page 89
Colon Theatre (building in Buenos
Aires, Argentina)
Buenos Aires volume 2 page 146
colony (animal society)
termite volume 13 page 47
wasp volume 15 page 21
colony (political unit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 154
colony of occupation (colonialism)
colony volume 3 page 154
color
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 155
MORE TO EXPLORE
light volume 7 page 148, picture, volume
3 page 155
mineral volume 8 page 132
prism volume 10 page 153, picture, volume
10 page 153
radiation volume 11 page 17
rainbow volume 11 page 22
Colorado (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 157
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Denver and the Rockies picture, volume
4 page 39
Mesa Verde National Park picture,
volume 3 page 158
Colorado River (river in North America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 159, picture,
volume 3 page 159
MORE TO EXPLORE
Arizona volume 1 page 178
erosion volume 4 page 152
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Grand Canyon volume 5 page 136
Hoover Dam picture, volume 4 page 9
color blindness (physiology)
blindness volume 2 page 90
color volume 3 page 156
Colosseum (arena in Rome, Italy)
ancient Rome volume 11 page 88, picture,
volume 11 page 90
architecture volume 1 page 169
Rome volume 11 page 87
Columbia (state capital of South Carolina,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 160, picture,
volume 3 page 160
MORE TO EXPLORE
South Carolina volume 12 page 147
Columbia, District of (federal district,
U.S.): see in indexWashington, D.C.
Columbia (space shuttle)
space exploration volume 12 page 152
Columbia River (river in North
America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 160, picture,
volume 3 page 161
MORE TO EXPLORE
Washington volume 15 page 15
Columbus (state capital of Ohio, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 161, picture,
volume 3 page 162
MORE TO EXPLORE
Ohio volume 9 page 125
Columbus, Bartholomew (Italian
explorer)
Santo Domingo volume 12 page 34
Columbus, Christopher (Italian
explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 162, picture,
volume 3 page 162
MORE TO EXPLORE
Americas volume 1 page 103
Arawak volume 1 page 162
Costa Rica volume 3 page 203
exploration volume 4 page 174
Honduras volume 6 page 77
Latin America volume 7 page 112
United States volume 14 page 27
Vespucci volume 14 page 72
West Indies volume 15 page 33
Bahamas volume 2 page 8
Cuba volume 3 page 228
Dominica volume 4 page 65
Dominican Republic volume 4
page 66
Jamaica volume 7 page 10
Puerto Rico volume 10 page 165
Trinidad and Tobago volume 13
page 97
Atlantic Ocean volume 1 page 221
Ferdinand and Isabella volume 5
page 11
Renaissance volume 11 page 46
coma (comets atmosphere)
comet volume 3 page 166
coma (medical disorder)
encephalitis volume 4 page 133
Comanche (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 164
MORE TO EXPLORE
child wearing traditional dress picture,
volume 9 page 130
Shoshone volume 12 page 83
comb (animal anatomy)
chicken volume 3 page 95
combine (farm equipment) picture, volume
1 page 61
wheat volume 15 page 39
Combs, Sean (U.S. rapper and music
producer)
hip-hop volume 6 page 59
combustion (chemical reaction)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 165
combustion stroke (internal combustion)
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141, picture, volume 6
page 140
comedy (literature and theater)
drama volume 4 page 73
Shakespeare volume 12 page 75
comet (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 165, picture,
volume 3 page 165
MORE TO EXPLORE
meteor and meteorite volume 8
page 108
solar system volume 12 page 128, picture,
volume 12 page 127
comet tail (astronomy)
comet volume 3 page 166
comic strip
cartoon volume 3 page 49
commensalism (biology)
symbiosis volume 12 page 222, picture,
volume 12 page 221
Commerce, Department of (U.S. government
agency)
United States government executive
departments table, volume 14 page 35
commercial (promotion): see in index
advertising
commercial fishing
bodies of water
Arctic Ocean volume 1 page 173
Bering Sea volume 2 page 61
Caribbean Sea volume 3 page 41
Great Lakes volume 5 page 148
Gulf of Mexico volume 8 page 113
North Sea volume 9 page 92
economic importance
Seychelles volume 12 page 74
Yukon volume 15 page 98
commissioned officer (military rank)
army volume 1 page 189
common adder (snake) picture, volume
14 page 93
various snakes picture, volume 12
page 113
common banana (plant and fruit)
banana volume 2 page 19
common barn owl (bird) picture, volume
9 page 159
common blue violet (plant) picture, volume
14 page 92
violet volume 14 page 92
common buzzard (bird)
claw and beak picture, volume 2 page 80
common carp (fish)
carp volume 3 page 42
common cuckoo (bird)
mimicry volume 8 page 131
common dolphin (mammal)
dolphin volume 4 page 64
common eland (mammal)
antelope types picture, volume 1
page 139
common garden iris (plant)
iris volume 6 page 157
common iguana (lizard)
iguana volume 6 page 113
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common loon (bird) picture, volume 7
page 176
common mockingbird (bird) picture,
volume 8 page 150
mockingbird volume 8 page 150
common raven (bird)
raven volume 11 page 29
Commons, House of (British government)
Parliament volume 10 page 37
Common Sense (pamphlet by Paine)
picture, volume 10 page 6
Declaration of Independence volume 4
page 24
Paine volume 10 page 7
common turkey (bird) picture, volume 13
page 114
turkey volume 13 page 114
commonwealth (political unit)
Puerto Rico volume 10 page 165
Commonwealth of Nations (association
of nations)
Australia volume 1 page 232
commune (Chinese agricultural system)
Mao volume 8 page 48
communicable disease: see in index
infectious disease
communication
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 166
MORE TO EXPLORE
animals
bird volume 2 page 78
birdsong picture, volume 3 page 167
zebra volume 15 page 103
humans
cell phone and laptop computer use
picture, volume 3 page 166
postal service volume 10 page 136
communications satellite (artificial
orbiting object)
satellite volume 12 page 41
Communion (Christianity)
Christianity volume 3 page 113
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 83,
picture, volume 11 page 82
communism (political and economic
system)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 167
MORE TO EXPLORE
capitalism volume 3 page 35
countries and regions
Americas, the
Cuba volume 3 page 227
United States volume 14 page 31
Asia
China volume 3 page 104
North Korea volume 7 page 81
Vietnam volume 14 page 85, volume
14 page 86
Europe volume 4 page 164
Balkan Peninsula volume 2 page 13
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238,
volume 10 page 142
Germany volume 2 page 62, volume
5 page 107
Hungary volume 6 page 102
Poland volume 10 page 109
refugee volume 11 page 41
Romania volume 11 page 85
Russia and Soviet Union volume 11
page 107, volume 14 page 10
economics volume 4 page 101
events
ColdWar volume 3 page 150
KoreanWar volume 7 page 85
Russian Revolution volume 11
page 108
labor volume 7 page 98
NATO volume 9 page 84
people
Castro volume 3 page 54
Lenin volume 7 page 129
Mao volume 8 page 48, picture, volume
8 page 48
Marx picture, volume 3 page 168
Stalin volume 12 page 176
socialism volume 12 page 120
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev volume 5 page 128
commuter train (railroad)
railroad volume 11 page 20
Comoros (island country in the Indian
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 169
MORE TO EXPLORE
Moroni harbor picture, volume 8
page 185
compact bone (anatomy)
arm picture, volume 2 page 106
bone volume 2 page 106
compact disc (digital recording media)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 170, picture,
volume 3 page 170
MORE TO EXPLORE
laser volume 7 page 111
sound recording volume 12 page 135
compact disc player (soundreproduction
device)
compact disc volume 3 page 170
compact disc read-only memory (computing):
see in index CD-ROM
comparative psychology
psychology volume 10 page 162
compass (navigation instrument)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 170, picture,
volume 3 page 171, picture, volume 9
page 24
MORE TO EXPLORE
magnet volume 8 page 19
navigation volume 9 page 24
compass chart (navigational chart): see in
index portolan
competition (economics)
retail business picture, volume 3 page 34
complex volcano (geology)
volcanic landforms picture, volume 14
page 101
volcano volume 14 page 101
composer (music)
classical music volume 3 page 131
composite bow (weapon)
various bows picture, volume 1 page 166
composting
recycling volume 11 page 35
compound eye (anatomy)
insect anatomy picture, volume 6
page 138
compound fracture (of bone) picture,
volume 2 page 106
bone volume 2 page 106
compound machine
machine volume 8 page 7
mechanic and jet engine picture, volume
8 page 7
compound microscope (scientific instrument)
picture, volume 8 page 120
microscope volume 8 page 120
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Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty (United
Nations, 1996)
bomb volume 2 page 105
compression stroke (internal combustion)
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141, picture, volume 6 page 140
Compsognathus (dinosaur)
dinosaur picture, volume 4 page 53
computer
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 171, picture,
volume 3 page 171
MORE TO EXPLORE
artificial intelligence volume 1 page 195,
picture, volume 1 page 195
basic parts of a computer picture, volume
3 page 172
book and bookmaking volume 2
page 109
compact disc volume 3 page 170
computer chip picture, volume 3
page 174
drawing volume 4 page 75
electronic calculator picture, volume 9
page 106
hobby volume 6 page 66
laptop computer picture, volume 3
page 172
laptop with webcam picture, volume 6
page 142
newspaper volume 9 page 55
robot volume 11 page 74
weather volume 15 page 28
computer animation (motion pictures)
animation volume 1 page 130
movie volume 8 page 199
Toy Story picture, volume 1 page 130
computer chip (electronics): see in index
integrated circuit
computer game: see in index electronic
game
computer hardware (computing): see in
index hardware
computer memory
computer volume 3 page 172
computer program
artificial intelligence volume 1 page 195
computer volume 3 page 173
computer programming language
computer volume 3 page 173
computer software: see in index computer
program
Conakry (capital city of Guinea)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 174
MORE TO EXPLORE
Guinea volume 5 page 169
concave lens (optics) picture, volume 7
page 130
lens volume 7 page 130
nearsightedness correction picture, volume
7 page 131
concave mirror (reflective surface)
mirror volume 8 page 139
concentration camp
Holocaust volume 6 page 71
concentric castle (military architecture)
castle volume 3 page 54, picture, volume
3 page 53
conch (mollusk)
shell volume 12 page 80
Concord (state capital of New Hampshire,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 175
MORE TO EXPLORE
New Hampshire volume 9 page 47
State House picture, volume 3 page 175
Concord, Battle of (American Revolution,
1775): see in index Lexington and
Concord, Battles of
concrete (building material)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 175, picture,
volume 3 page 68
MORE TO EXPLORE
architecture volume 1 page 168
cement volume 3 page 68
reinforced concrete slab picture, volume
3 page 176
road volume 11 page 70
sculpture volume 12 page 55
condensation (phase change)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 166
MORE TO EXPLORE
dew volume 4 page 42
rain volume 11 page 22
conduction (physics)
heat volume 6 page 32
cone (plant part)
conifer volume 3 page 182, picture, volume
10 page 95
fir volume 5 page 24
Lawson cypress picture, volume 13
page 94
pine volume 10 page 86
cone (eye part)
color volume 3 page 156
eye volume 4 page 176
Confederate States of America (U.S.
history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 176
MORE TO EXPLORE
American CivilWar volume 1 page 96
important people
Davis volume 4 page 18
Grant volume 5 page 137
Lincoln volume 7 page 155
important places
Alabama volume 1 page 61
Florida volume 5 page 36
Mississippi volume 8 page 142
Montgomery volume 8 page 177
United States volume 14 page 29
Virginia volume 14 page 96
Richmond volume 11 page 64
Reconstruction volume 11 page 33
Confederation, Articles of (U.S. history,
1781-89): see in index Articles of Confederation
Confederation Bridge (bridge in
Canada) picture, volume 10 page 151
Confessions of Nat Turner, The (book
by Gray)
title page picture, volume 13 page 116
Confucianism (Chinese philosophy)
Confucius volume 3 page 178
Confucius (Chinese teacher and philosopher)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 178, picture,
volume 3 page 178
conger eel (fish)
Conger oceanicus picture, volume 4
page 107
eel volume 4 page 107
Congo, Brazzaville (country in Africa):
see in index Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
(country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 179
MORE TO EXPLORE
elephants picture, volume 3 page 180
fishing in Congo River picture, volume 3
page 180
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shop in Kinshasa picture, volume 7
page 69
Congo, Republic of the (country in
Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 181
MORE TO EXPLORE
Brazzaville church service picture, volume
2 page 128
Congo peacock (bird)
peacock volume 10 page 46
Congo River (river in Africa)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
volume 3 page 179
Enya people fishing picture, volume 3
page 180
Congregationalism (Christian movement)
Puritans volume 10 page 169
Congress (U.S. government): see in index
Congress of the United States
Congress, Library of (library inWashington,
D.C., U.S.)
Washington, D.C. volume 15 page 18
Congress of Industrial Organizations
(labor organization)
labor volume 7 page 97
Congress of Racial Equality (U.S. organization):
see in index Racial Equality,
Congress of
Congress of the United States
joint session to hear a foreign leader
picture, volume 14 page 33
legislature volume 7 page 124
United States Capitol picture, volume 15
page 18
Congress Party (political party in India):
see in index Indian National Congress
conifer (tree and shrub)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 182, picture,
volume 3 page 183
MORE TO EXPLORE
biome volume 2 page 74
cone picture, volume 10 page 95
forest picture, volume 3 page 182
plant volume 10 page 96
taiga volume 13 page 5
tree volume 13 page 94
Conkling, Roscoe (U.S. politician)
Garfield volume 5 page 88
Connecticut (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 184
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
church in autumn picture, volume 3
page 117
Mark Twain home picture, volume 3
page 185
Mystic Seaport picture, volume 3
page 185
State Capitol picture, volume 6
page 24
Connecticut River (river in the U.S.)
Connecticut volume 3 page 184
conning tower (naval technology)
submarine picture, volume 12 page 197
conquistador (Spanish history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 186, picture,
volume 3 page 186
conservation (protection of nature)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 186
MORE TO EXPLORE
carpooling picture, volume 3 page 187
hybrid car picture, volume 1 page 237
recycling volume 3 page 186
tree replanting picture, volume 3
page 187
Conservative Judaism
Judaism volume 7 page 38
console (computing)
electronic games volume 4 page 121
Constable, John (British artist)
painting volume 10 page 10
Constantine the Great (Roman
emperor)
ancient Rome volume 11 page 90
gladiator volume 5 page 118
Istanbul volume 6 page 171
Constantinople (historic city in Turkey):
see in index Istanbul
constellation (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 188
MORE TO EXPLORE
Orion picture, volume 3 page 188
zodiac volume 15 page 107
Constitucion, Plaza de la (plaza in
Mexico City, Mexico): see in index
Zocalo
constitution (government and law)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 189
MORE TO EXPLORE
government volume 5 page 131, picture,
volume 5 page 132
United States Constitution picture, volume
3 page 189
Constitution (ship) picture, volume 2
page 114
War of 1812 volume 15 page 13, picture,
volume 15 page 13
Constitutional Convention (U.S. history)
picture, volume 14 page 32
New Jersey volume 9 page 50
constitutional monarchy (form of government)
democracy volume 4 page 35
government volume 5 page 132
monarchy volume 8 page 159
United Kingdom picture, volume 14
page 18
Constitution of the United States of
America: see in index United States
Constitution
constriction (feeding behavior)
snake volume 12 page 114
construction (building or assembly of
large structures)
applied math picture, volume 8 page 77
canal volume 3 page 27
industry volume 6 page 135
consul (ancient Roman official)
ancient Rome volume 11 page 89
Consulate (French history)
French Revolution volume 5 page 70
consumer (biology)
ecosystem volume 4 page 101
food chain volume 5 page 45
contact force (physics)
force volume 5 page 50
contagious disease: see in index infectious
disease
container ship (transportation) picture,
volume 10 page 5
ship volume 12 page 82
continent (landform)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 190
MORE TO EXPLORE
plate tectonics volume 10 page 98
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA continent 61
Continental Army (U.S. history)
Washington volume 15 page 20
Continental Congress (U.S. history,
1774-89)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 191
MORE TO EXPLORE
American Revolution volume 1 page 99
Articles of Confederation volume 1
page 195
Declaration of Independence volume 4
page 23
First Continental Congress picture, volume
3 page 191
Henry volume 6 page 40
Independence Day volume 6 page 122
Madison volume 8 page 11
Monroe volume 8 page 171
continental drift (geology)
plate tectonics volume 10 page 98
continental island (geology)
island volume 6 page 167
Seine River picture, volume 6 page 167
continental shelf (marine geology)
ocean volume 9 page 118
continuing education: see in index adult
education
Contra (Nicaraguan guerrilla)
Nicaragua volume 9 page 64
contractile vacuole (cell part)
amoeba volume 1 page 108
contraction (birthing)
reproductive system volume 11 page 50
convection (physics)
heat volume 6 page 32
convent (housing for religious order): see
in index monastery
convex lens (optics) picture, volume 7
page 130
farsightedness correction picture, volume
7 page 131
lens volume 7 page 130
convex mirror (reflective surface)
mirror volume 8 page 139
convict labor
Tasmania picture, volume 13 page 20
Conwy Castle (castle inWales, United
Kingdom) picture, volume 15 page 4
Cook, James (British naval officer and
explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 192, picture,
volume 3 page 192
MORE TO EXPLORE
Australia volume 1 page 231
Victoria volume 14 page 78
British Columbia volume 2 page 133
exploration volume 4 page 174
New SouthWales volume 9 page 54
New Zealand volume 9 page 62
Oceania volume 9 page 122
Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 5
Cook, Mount (mountain in New
Zealand)
New Zealand volume 9 page 61
Cookie Monster (television character)
parade balloon picture, volume 2 page 15
cooking
peppers on a grill picture, volume 6
page 32
Coolidge, Calvin (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 194, picture,
volume 3 page 194
MORE TO EXPLORE
timeline volume 3 page 194
Coolidge, Grace (first lady of the U.S.)
Coolidge, Calvin volume 3 page 194
cooperative (organization)
moshav in Israel picture, volume 6
page 169
Coopers hawk (bird)
hawk volume 6 page 28
Cooperstown (city in New York, U.S.)
baseball volume 2 page 32
Copenhagen (capital city of Denmark)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 195, picture,
volume 4 page 37
MORE TO EXPLORE
Denmark volume 4 page 36
Little Mermaid statue picture, volume 3
page 196
Copernicus, Nicolaus (Polish astronomer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 196, picture,
volume 3 page 196
MORE TO EXPLORE
astronomy volume 1 page 215
Galileo volume 5 page 82
Renaissance volume 11 page 45
copper (chemical element)
brass volume 2 page 123
bronze volume 2 page 134
mining volume 8 page 134
Copperfield, David (U.S. magician)
magic volume 8 page 17
coral (marine animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 197, picture,
volume 3 page 197
MORE TO EXPLORE
Great Barrier Reef volume 5 page 145,
picture, volume 5 page 145
longnose hawkfish picture, volume 4
page 171
coral atoll (reef and landform)
formation picture, volume 6 page 167
island volume 6 page 167
Kiribati volume 7 page 71, picture, volume
2 page 10
Majuro volume 8 page 24
coral island (geology)
Pacific Ocean landform picture, volume
10 page 4
coralline islands group (islands of Seychelles)
Seychelles volume 12 page 74
coral reef (geology)
Caribbean Sea volume 3 page 41
coral volume 3 page 197
images
coral reef picture, volume 6 page 167
Marshall Islands picture, volume 8
page 24
Red Sea picture, volume 11 page 37
Solomon Islands picture, volume 12
page 129
Coral Sea, Battle of the (Japanese-U.S.
history)
WorldWar II volume 15 page 69
coral snake
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 198, picture,
volume 3 page 198
Corbusier, Le (Swiss architect)
architecture volume 1 page 172
cordless telephone
telephone volume 13 page 36
core (Earth)
Earth volume 4 page 89, picture, volume
4 page 89
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cork (tree bark of the cork oak)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 198, picture,
volume 3 page 199
cork oak (tree) picture, volume 3 page 199
cork volume 3 page 198
corn (grain)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 199
MORE TO EXPLORE
early growth picture, volume 6 page 146
tasseled corn picture, volume 3 page 199
cornea (eye part)
eye volume 4 page 175, picture, volume 4
page 175
Cornplanter (Seneca leader) picture, volume
12 page 65
Cornwallis, Charles (British general and
statesman)
American Revolution volume 1
page 102
corolla (plant part)
flower volume 5 page 38, picture, volume
5 page 38
corona (sun feature)
solar eclipse picture, volume 4 page 98
sun volume 12 page 203, picture, volume
12 page 203
Coronado, Francisco (Spanish adventurer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 200
MORE TO EXPLORE
New Mexico volume 9 page 52
Cortes, Hernan (Spanish conquistador)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 201
MORE TO EXPLORE
Aztecs volume 1 page 240
chocolate volume 3 page 109
conquistador volume 3 page 186
Cortes leading a group of Tlaxcala to
Tenochtitlan picture, volume 3
page 201
Mexico volume 8 page 111
Mexico City volume 8 page 114
cortex (plant tissue)
root volume 11 page 96, picture, volume
11 page 96
Cortez, Hernando (Spanish conquistador):
see in index Cortes, Hernan
cosmetic
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 202, picture,
volume 3 page 202
cosmic ray (physics)
radiation volume 11 page 18
cosmonaut (space explorer): see in index
astronaut
Cossack (Russian and Ukrainian people)
Ukraine volume 14 page 7
Costa Rica (country in Central America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 203
MORE TO EXPLORE
capuchin monkey picture, volume 3
page 74
San Jose picture, volume 12
page 28
Cote dIvoire (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 204
MORE TO EXPLORE
Abidjan volume 1 page 9, picture, volume
1 page 10
Yamoussoukro Basilica picture, volume
15 page 85
Cotonou (city in Benin)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 205
MORE TO EXPLORE
women and children carrying goods
picture, volume 3 page 205
Cotopaxi (volcano in Ecuador) picture,
volume 4 page 103
Cotswolds (hills in England, United
Kingdom)
sheep grazing picture, volume 4
page 140
cotton (plant and fiber)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 205
MORE TO EXPLORE
clothing volume 3 page 142
fibers volume 5 page 16
harvesting picture, volume 1 page 61,
picture, volume 3 page 206
Indus Valley civilization volume 6
page 135
Pakistan picture, volume 10 page 14
South Carolina volume 12 page 148
Uzbekistan volume 14 page 47
cotton gin (machine) picture, volume 15
page 43
cotton volume 3 page 206
Industrial Revolution volume 6
page 133
Whitney volume 15 page 42
cottonseed
cotton volume 3 page 206
cottonwood (tree)
poplar volume 10 page 126
Coubertin, Pierre de (French educator
and sportsman)
Olympic Games volume 9 page 134
cougar (mammal): see in index puma
cough (reflex)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 206
Counter-Reformation (religious history)
Reformation volume 11 page 39
counting number (mathematics): see in
index natural number
country (politics): see in index nation
country music
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 208
Country Music Hall of Fame and
Museum (museum in Nashville, Tennessee,
U.S.) picture, volume 9 page 10
coup detat (government)
dictatorship volume 4 page 46
Courbet, Gustave (French artist)
painting volume 10 page 10
court (law)
law volume 7 page 117
Navajo Supreme Court picture, volume
5 page 132
court (sports)
basketball picture, volume 2 page 34
tennis volume 13 page 45, picture, volume
13 page 45
volleyball volume 14 page 104
court ballet (dance)
ballet volume 2 page 14
covered bridge (construction)
Hartland picture, volume 9 page 43
cow (animal)
cattle volume 3 page 61
four animal skeletal systems picture,
volume 12 page 95
India volume 6 page 124
cowbird (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 209, picture,
volume 3 page 209
cowboy
rodeo inWyoming picture, volume 15
page 80
Texas volume 13 page 52
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA cowboy 63
cowpox (virus)
vaccine volume 14 page 49
coyote (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 209, picture,
volume 3 page 210
CPU (computer): see in index central processing
unit
crab (animal)
hermit crab picture, volume 3 page 225
shell volume 12 page 80
cradleboard
Apache picture, volume 1 page 144
Crow picture, volume 3 page 221
craftsman-handyman-trader nomad
nomad volume 9 page 76
cranberry (plant and fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 210, picture,
volume 3 page 210
crane (bird)
origami picture, volume 6 page 60
Platte River migration picture, volume 9
page 29
crane (machine) picture, volume 8 page 7
cranium (part of skull)
skull volume 12 page 103
crankshaft (engine component)
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141, picture, volume 6
page 140
crash (economics)
stock exchange volume 12 page 186
crater (landform)
Crater Viti picture, volume 6 page 108
Mercury volume 8 page 102
Meteor Crater picture, volume 8
page 108
Moon volume 8 page 178
crawl (swimming): see in index freestyle
Crazy Horse (Sioux chief )
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 211, picture,
volume 3 page 211
MORE TO EXPLORE
Sioux volume 12 page 92
creationism
evolution volume 4 page 169
creation myth
Odin volume 9 page 124
Cree (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 211
MORE TO EXPLORE
Algonquian volume 1 page 80
Cree traditional costume picture, volume
3 page 212
Manitoba volume 8 page 44
Native Americans volume 9 page 18
Ontario volume 9 page 140
Quebec volume 11 page 9
Saskatchewan volume 12 page 39
traditional costume picture, volume 3
page 212
Creek (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 212
MORE TO EXPLORE
Me-Na-Wa, Creek chief picture, volume
3 page 212
Native Americans volume 9 page 16
Osceola volume 9 page 153
cremation (funeral custom)
death volume 4 page 22
Creole (people)
Guadeloupe volume 5 page 164
Louisiana volume 7 page 180
Mauritius volume 8 page 80
Suriname volume 12 page 208
creole language
Haiti volume 6 page 8
Jamaica volume 7 page 10
language volume 7 page 105
crest-tailed marsupial mouse (mammal)
marsupial picture, volume 8 page 63
Crete (island in Greece)
Aegean civilization volume 1 page 33
ancient Greece volume 5 page 154
olive volume 9 page 131
Crick, Francis (British biophysicist)
genetics volume 5 page 95
cricket (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 213, picture,
volume 3 page 213
cricket (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 214, picture,
volume 3 page 214, picture, volume 3
page 215
crime (law)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 215
MORE TO EXPLORE
capital punishment volume 3 page 35
police volume 10 page 111
prison picture, volume 3 page 216
Crimea (region and peninsula in the
Ukraine)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 217, picture,
volume 14 page 6
MORE TO EXPLORE
Black Sea volume 2 page 89
crime against humanity
Nuremberg trials volume 9 page 110
crime against peace
Nuremberg trials volume 9 page 110
CrimeanWar (European history)
Nightingale volume 9 page 71
criminal law
law volume 7 page 117
Crioulo (language)
Cape Verde volume 3 page 33
Croatia (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 218, picture,
volume 3 page 218, picture, volume 3
page 219
MORE TO EXPLORE
Serbia volume 12 page 72
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 95
Zagreb picture, volume 15 page 100
Crockett, Davy (U.S. frontiersman and
politician)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 220, picture,
volume 3 page 220
crocodile (reptile)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 220, picture,
volume 11 page 51
MORE TO EXPLORE
alligator volume 1 page 85
four animal skeletal systems picture,
volume 12 page 95
leg picture, volume 7 page 123
reptile volume 11 page 51
snout picture, volume 1 page 85, picture,
volume 3 page 221
tail volume 13 page 6
Cromwell, Oliver (English statesman)
Puritans volume 10 page 169
Cronus (Greek mythology)
Demeter volume 4 page 34
Hades volume 6 page 5
Hera volume 6 page 43
Titans volume 13 page 70
Zeus volume 15 page 104
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crop (animal anatomy)
bird volume 2 page 77
crop (farming)
agriculture volume 1 page 48
crossbow (weapon) picture, volume 15
page 26
archery volume 1 page 166
various bows picture, volume 1 page 166
weapon volume 15 page 25
cross-country running (sports)
track and field volume 13 page 86
cross-country skiing (sports)
skiing volume 12 page 98
crosse (sports equipment)
lacrosse volume 7 page 100, picture, volume
7 page 100
cross-pollination (botany) picture, volume
10 page 117
flower volume 5 page 38
pollen volume 10 page 116
Crow (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 221
MORE TO EXPLORE
Crow woman holding her child picture,
volume 3 page 221
crow (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 222, picture,
volume 3 page 222
MORE TO EXPLORE
raven volume 11 page 29
crown (headwear)
crown of Queen Victoria picture, volume
7 page 24
crown (civil engineering)
road volume 11 page 70
crown (tooth)
teeth volume 13 page 31
crown of Queen Victoria (British crown)
picture, volume 7 page 24
Crucifixion (Christianity)
Easter volume 4 page 93
crude petroleum
petroleum volume 10 page 68
cruiser (warship)
navy volume 9 page 25
cruise ship picture, volume 13 page 93
Bahamas, The picture, volume 2 page 8
pleasure boats in harbor picture, volume
12 page 82
ship volume 12 page 82
Crusades (European, Christian and
Islamic history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 223, picture,
volume 3 page 223
MORE TO EXPLORE
Childrens Crusades picture, volume 3
page 224
Christianity volume 3 page 114
fortress in Syria picture, volume 12
page 224
Islam volume 6 page 165
Middle Ages volume 8 page 123
knight volume 7 page 74
pilgrimage volume 10 page 85
crushed stone (mining)
quarrying volume 11 page 7
crust (Earth)
Earth volume 4 page 89, picture, volume
4 page 89
earthquake volume 4 page 91
rock volume 11 page 75
crustacean (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 224
MORE TO EXPLORE
shell volume 12 page 80
crystal (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 226, picture,
volume 3 page 226, picture, volume 3
page 226
MORE TO EXPLORE
snow volume 12 page 115
Cuba (island country in theWest Indies)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 227
MORE TO EXPLORE
Havana picture, volume 3 page 228
history
Castro volume 3 page 54
ColdWar volume 3 page 151, picture,
volume 3 page 150
Cortes volume 3 page 201
refugee volume 11 page 41
Spanish-AmericanWar: see in index
Spanish-AmericanWar
musicians picture, volume 3 page 228
volleyball tournament picture, volume
14 page 104
Cuban American (people)
Hispanic American volume 6 page 62
Miamis Little Havana picture, volume 6
page 62
Cuban missile crisis (ColdWar history,
1962)
ColdWar volume 3 page 151
Cuba volume 3 page 228
Kennedy volume 7 page 54
U.S. ship stopping a Soviet ship picture,
volume 3 page 150
cube (mathematics)
crystal volume 3 page 226
geometry volume 5 page 99
cubism (artistic style)
painting volume 10 page 11
Picasso volume 10 page 80
Rivera volume 11 page 69
cuckoo (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 229, picture,
volume 3 page 229
cucumber (plant)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 229, picture,
volume 3 page 229
cucumber tree (plant)
magnolia volume 8 page 20
cud (digestion)
cattle volume 3 page 62
deer volume 4 page 27
goat volume 5 page 121
sheep volume 12 page 79
Cugnot, Nicolas-Joseph (French engineer)
automobile history volume 1 page 236
culm (bamboo stem)
bamboo volume 2 page 18
cultural anthropology (science)
anthropology volume 1 page 141
Cultural Revolution (Chinese political
movement)
China volume 3 page 104
Mao volume 8 page 48
culture
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 230
MORE TO EXPLORE
mythology picture, volume 8 page 222
Cumberland Gap (mountain pass in the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 231, picture,
volume 3 page 231
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Cumberland Gap 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
Boone volume 2 page 111
Kentucky volume 7 page 57
Cumberland Gap National Historical
Park (in the eastern U.S.)
Cumberland Gap volume 3 page 231
cumulus cloud
cloud volume 3 page 144, picture, volume
3 page 143
cuneiform writing
Mesopotamia volume 8 page 104
writing volume 15 page 77, picture, volume
15 page 77
cup (unit of measurement)
measurement volume 8 page 89
Curie, Irene (French chemist): see in
index Joliot-Curie, Irene
Curie, Marie (French physicist) picture,
volume 3 page 232
Curie family volume 3 page 232
Curie, Pierre (French chemist)
Curie family volume 3 page 232
Curie family (French scientists)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 231
currency (economics) picture, volume 8
page 160
euro picture, volume 4 page 165
Cush (ancient African kingdom): see in
index Kush
cuspid (tooth)
teeth volume 13 page 30
Custer, George Armstrong (U.S. military
officer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 233, picture,
volume 3 page 233
MORE TO EXPLORE
Crazy Horse volume 3 page 211
Sitting Bull volume 12 page 93
Cuzco (city in Peru)
Incan fortress picture, volume 6 page 121
Incas volume 6 page 121
cyan (color)
light picture, volume 3 page 155
pigment picture, volume 3 page 156
cycling (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 234, picture,
volume 3 page 234, picture, volume 3
page 234
cyclone (weather)
storm volume 12 page 192
cyclonic climate
climate volume 3 page 138
cygnet (baby swan)
adult swans with cygnets picture, volume
12 page 210
cylinder (engine component)
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141
Cymru (part of the United Kingdom): see
in indexWales
cypress (tree and shrub)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 235, picture,
volume 3 page 235
MORE TO EXPLORE
Florida picture, volume 13 page 12
Lawson cypress picture, volume 13
page 94
Cyprus (island country in the Mediterranean
Sea)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 236, picture,
volume 3 page 236, picture, volume 3
page 237
MORE TO EXPLORE
mosque in Nicosia picture, volume 9
page 66
Turkey volume 13 page 113
Cyrillic alphabet
alphabet volume 1 page 89
cytoplasm (cell part)
cell volume 3 page 66
animal picture, volume 3 page 66
plant picture, volume 3 page 67
protozoan volume 10 page 160
cytosine (chemical compound)
DNA volume 4 page 61
czar (Russian ruler): see in index tsar
Czech (people)
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238
Czechoslovakia (historic country in
Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 238
MORE TO EXPLORE
Czech Republic volume 3 page 240
Prague volume 10 page 142
Slovakia volume 12 page 109
WorldWar II volume 15 page 65
Czech Republic (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 239
MORE TO EXPLORE
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238
geography
countryside picture, volume 3 page 240
Prague picture, volume 3 page 240,
picture, volume 10 page 142
Roma dancing at a festival picture, volume
11 page 81
dabbling duck (waterfowl)
duck volume 4 page 81
dachshund (breed of dog)
hound breeds table, volume 4 page 62
Dacia (historical region in Europe)
Romania volume 11 page 85
Daedalus (Greek mythology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 4, picture,
volume 4 page 4
Dafne (opera by Peri)
opera volume 9 page 142
da Gama, Vasco (Portuguese navigator):
see in index Gama, Vasco da
dagger (weapon)
bronze picture, volume 2 page 135
Daguerre, Louis (French inventor)
camera volume 3 page 21
photography volume 10 page 77
daguerreotype (early recorded image)
camera volume 3 page 21
photography volume 10 page 77
Dahl, Roald (British author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 4, picture,
volume 4 page 5
Dahomey (historical French colony in
Africa)
Dahomey kingdom volume 4 page 6
Dahomey (historical kingdom in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 5
MORE TO EXPLORE
Benin volume 2 page 60
66 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Daimler, Gottlieb (German engineer
and inventor)
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
daisy (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 6, picture,
volume 4 page 6
Dakar (capital city of Senegal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 6, picture,
volume 4 page 7
MORE TO EXPLORE
Senegal volume 12 page 66
Dakota (Native American people)
Sioux people volume 12 page 92
Dalai Lama (Tibetan leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 7, picture,
volume 4 page 7
MORE TO EXPLORE
Tibet volume 13 page 62
Dali, Salvador (Spanish artist)
painting volume 10 page 11
Dallas (city in Texas, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 8
Dalmatia (region in Croatia)
beach at Dubrovnik picture, volume 3
page 218
Dalmatian (breed of dog)
non-sporting dogs table, volume 4
page 62
dam (barrier designed to store or divert
water)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 9
MORE TO EXPLORE
Columbia River volume 3 page 160
Hoover Dam picture, volume 4 page 9
Itaipu Dam picture, volume 10 page 31
Nile River volume 9 page 73
Yangtze River volume 15 page 87
Damascus (capital city of Syria)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 10, picture,
volume 4 page 10
MORE TO EXPLORE
Syria volume 12 page 223
Damavand, Mount (mountain in Iran)
Iran volume 6 page 147
Danae (Greek mythology)
Perseus volume 10 page 60
dance (art)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 11
MORE TO EXPLORE
Duncan volume 4 page 82
modern dances
figure skating picture, volume 6
page 110
Haitian parade dance picture, volume
10 page 130
Split Sides picture, volume 4 page 11
tango picture, volume 4 page 12
traditional dances
Cherokee picture, volume 3 page 88
East Timorese picture, volume 4
page 96
Papuan warrior dance picture, volume
10 page 29
Portuguese picture, volume 10
page 134
Roma picture, volume 11 page 81
Thai picture, volume 4 page 13
dandelion (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 14, picture,
volume 4 page 14
Dane (nationality)
Vikings volume 14 page 89
Danube River (river in Europe)
Hungary picture, volume 6 page 101
Serbia picture, volume 12 page 72
Dao (Chinese philosophical concept)
Daoism volume 4 page 15
Daodejing (Chinese literature)
Daoism volume 4 page 15
Daoism (Chinese philosophy and religion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 15, picture,
volume 4 page 15
Darby, Abraham (British ironmaster)
technology and invention volume 13
page 26
Dardanelles (strait in Turkey)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 15
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mediterranean Sea volume 8 page 94
Dar es Salaam (de facto capital city of
Tanzania)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 16
MORE TO EXPLORE
fish market picture, volume 4 page 16
Tanzania volume 13 page 15
Darfur (region in Sudan)
Sudan volume 12 page 200
Darien (region in Panama)
Balboa volume 2 page 11
Darius I (king of Persia)
Persia volume 10 page 61
Darius III (king of Persia)
Alexander the Great volume 1 page 73
Darius the Great (king of Persia): see in
index Darius I
dark chocolate (food)
chocolate volume 3 page 108
darkroom (space used for film processing)
picture, volume 10 page 76
Darling River (river in New South
Wales, Australia)
New SouthWales volume 9 page 53
darning needle (insect): see in index dragonfly
Darnley, Henry Stewart, Lord (British
lord)
Mary, Queen of Scots volume 8 page 67
Darwin (capital city of Northern Territory,
Australia)
Northern Territory volume 9 page 90
Darwin, Charles (British naturalist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 17, picture,
volume 4 page 17
MORE TO EXPLORE
evolution volume 4 page 171
Galapagos Islands volume 5 page 80
zoology volume 15 page 109
data (information science)
computer volume 3 page 172
statistics volume 12 page 183
data collection (information science)
statistics volume 12 page 183
data summary (information science)
statistics volume 12 page 183
date (fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 17, picture,
volume 4 page 18
MORE TO EXPLORE
date harvest for sale picture, volume 12
page 224
date palm (tree)
date volume 4 page 17, picture, volume 4
page 18
Morocco picture, volume 8 page 184
David (king of Israel)
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA David 67
Bethlehem volume 2 page 64
Judaism volume 7 page 38
David, Jacques-Louis (French painter)
Napoleon in His Study picture, volume
9 page 8
painting volume 10 page 10
David (sculpture by Michelangelo)
Michelangelo volume 8 page 115
David Copperfield (work by Dickens)
Dickens volume 4 page 45
Davila, Pedro Arias (Spanish soldier and
colonial administrator)
Balboa volume 2 page 11
Panama City volume 10 page 24
da Vinci, Leonardo (Italian artist, engineer,
and scientist): see in index
Leonardo da Vinci
Davis, Jefferson (president of the Confederate
States of America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 18, picture,
volume 4 page 19
MORE TO EXPLORE
American CivilWar volume 1 page 96
Confederacy volume 3 page 177
Davis, Miles (U.S. musician)
jazz volume 7 page 16
Davis, Mount (mountain in Pennsylvania,
U.S.)
Allegheny Mountains volume 1 page 83
Dawes,William (U.S. patriot)
American Revolution volume 1
page 100
dawn horse (fossil equine): see in index
Eohippus
Dawson (city in Yukon, Canada)
Yukon volume 15 page 98
Dawson picture, volume 15 page 98
day
calendar volume 3 page 9
time volume 13 page 67
daylily (plant)
lily volume 7 page 151
D-Day (European-U.S. history): see in
index Normandy Invasion
deadly nightshade (plant)
nightshade volume 9 page 71
dead reckoning (navigation)
navigation volume 9 page 24
Dead Sea (salt lake in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 19
MORE TO EXPLORE
Israel volume 6 page 168
Jordan River volume 7 page 36
salt deposits picture, volume 4 page 20
Dead Sea Scrolls (ancient manuscripts)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 20, picture,
volume 4 page 20
deafness (medical disorder)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 21
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bell volume 2 page 58
teacher using sign language picture, volume
12 page 87
death
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 22
death camp (Nazi concentration camp)
Holocaust volume 6 page 72
death penalty (law): see in index capital
punishment
Death Valley (region in California, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 22, picture,
volume 4 page 23
MORE TO EXPLORE
United States volume 14 page 24
Death Valley National Park (national
park in California and Nevada, U.S.)
sand dunes picture, volume 12 page 27
deathwatch beetle (insect)
types of beetles picture, volume 2 page 49
decathlon (athletic competition)
Thorpe volume 13 page 61
track and field volume 13 page 87
deciduous forest (life zone)
biome volume 2 page 74
tropics volume 13 page 99
deciduous tree
forest volume 5 page 53
leaf volume 7 page 118
tree volume 13 page 94
decimal fraction (mathematics)
numbers and number systems volume 9
page 106
decimal number system (mathematics):
see in index base-ten number system
deck (watercraft part)
boat volume 2 page 97
ship volume 12 page 82
Declaration of Independence (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 23, picture,
volume 4 page 24
MORE TO EXPLORE
Adams, John volume 1 page 23
American Revolution volume 1
page 101
Delaware volume 4 page 31
George III volume 5 page 100
human rights volume 6 page 97
Independence Day volume 6 page 122
Jefferson volume 7 page 17
Liberty Bell volume 7 page 141
Pennsylvania volume 10 page 56
United States volume 14 page 28
Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen (document of the French
Revolution, 1789): see in index Rights
of Man and of the Citizen, Declaration
of the
decomposer (biology)
ecosystem volume 4 page 101
food chain volume 5 page 45
decorative arts
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 24, picture,
volume 4 page 25, picture, volume 4
page 25, picture, volume 4 page 26
MORE TO EXPLORE
ironwork railing picture, volume 6
page 157
lace: see in index lace
pottery: see in index pottery
rugs: see in index rug
deejay (entertainment)
hip-hop volume 6 page 58
Deep Junior (computer)
match against Kasparov picture, volume
1 page 195
Deep South (region in the United States)
for the states in this region: see in index
Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia;
Louisiana; Mississippi; South Carolina
deer (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 26
MORE TO EXPLORE
doe and fawn picture, volume 6 page 4
white-tailed deer picture, volume 4
page 26
Deere, John (U.S. inventor and manufacturer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 27
68 David, Jacques-Louis BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Deere & Company (U.S. company)
Deere volume 4 page 27
steel plow picture, volume 4 page 27
defendant (law)
law volume 7 page 117
defender (soccer position)
soccer volume 12 page 117
Defense, Department of (U.S. government
agency)
United States government executive
departments table, volume 14 page 35
defense (sports)
basketball volume 2 page 34
football volume 5 page 49
defensive behavior (biology)
reptile volume 11 page 52
Defoe, Daniel (British author)
literature for children volume 7
page 163
deforestation
global warming volume 5 page 121
rain forest volume 11 page 24
Degas, Edgar (French artist)
painting volume 10 page 10
De Gaulle, Charles (president of France)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 28, picture,
volume 4 page 28
MORE TO EXPLORE
France volume 5 page 60
WorldWar II volume 15 page 66
degree (of an angle)
geometry volume 5 page 98
dehydration (physiology)
cholera volume 3 page 110
Deimos (satellite of Mars)
Mars volume 8 page 58
Deinonychus (dinosaur)
dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4
page 53
Dekanawidah (Iroquois leader)
Hiawatha volume 6 page 49
de Klerk, F.W. (president of South
Africa)
Mandela volume 8 page 41
South Africa volume 12 page 139
de Kooning,Willem (U.S. artist)
painting volume 10 page 11
De La Beckwith, Byron (U.S. murderer):
see in index La Beckwith, Byron
de
Delaware (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 29
MORE TO EXPLORE
Algonquian volume 1 page 80
Delaware volume 4 page 31
Mahican volume 8 page 153
New Jersey volume 9 page 50
Delaware (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 30
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Legislative Hall, Dover picture, volume
4 page 68
Rehoboth Beach picture, volume 4
page 31
delayed toxic response (medical disorder)
poison volume 10 page 106
Delhi (national capital territory of India)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 32, picture,
volume 4 page 32
Delphi (town in ancient Greece)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 32, picture,
volume 4 page 33
MORE TO EXPLORE
Tholos temple picture, volume 5
page 154
delta (river formation)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 33
MORE TO EXPLORE
marsh volume 8 page 60, picture, volume
8 page 60
Mekong delta picture, volume 8 page 96
Nile River delta picture, volume 4
page 33
river volume 11 page 68
Demeter (Greek goddess)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 34
de Mille, Agnes (U.S. choreographer and
dancer)
dance volume 4 page 14
democracy (form of government)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 35
MORE TO EXPLORE
ancient Greece volume 5 page 155
government volume 5 page 131
Iceland volume 6 page 108
republic volume 11 page 53
voting volume 14 page 105
voters in Sierra Leone picture, volume
4 page 35
Democratic Party (U.S. political party)
Buchanan volume 2 page 140
Jackson volume 7 page 6
Van Buren volume 14 page 54
Democratic Progressive Party (political
party in Taiwan)
Taiwan volume 13 page 9
Democratic Republic of the Congo
(country in Africa): see in index Congo,
Democratic Republic of the
Demoiselles dAvignon, Les (painting
by Picasso)
Picasso volume 10 page 80
demolition bomb (military technology)
bomb volume 2 page 104
demonstrations and protests
Arkansas students picture, volume 5
page 132
Basque independence picture, volume 2
page 36
capital punishment picture, volume 3
page 35
censorship picture, volume 3 page 69
French Revolution picture, volume 5
page 69
U.S. civil rights movement
March onWashington picture, volume
3 page 130
Oklahoma restaurant picture, volume 3
page 130
Denali (mountain in Alaska, U.S.): see in
index McKinley, Mount
Denali National Park and Preserve
(national park in Alaska, U.S.)
Mount McKinley volume 8 page 86,
picture, volume 8 page 86
Dene (Native American people)
Athapaskan volume 1 page 217
Northwest Territories volume 9 page 95
Denishawn (U.S. dance school)
Graham volume 5 page 134
Denmark (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 36, picture,
volume 4 page 36
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Denmark 69
Copenhagen picture, volume 3
page 196, picture, volume 4 page 37
Greenland volume 5 page 157, picture,
volume 5 page 158
history
Alfred the Great volume 1 page 75
Iceland volume 6 page 108
Norway volume 9 page 98
denominator (mathematics)
numbers and number systems volume 9
page 106
dental hygienist
dentistry volume 4 page 38
dentin (tooth)
teeth volume 13 page 31
dentistry
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 38, picture,
volume 4 page 38
MORE TO EXPLORE
teeth volume 13 page 31
X-rays volume 15 page 82
denture (dentistry)
dentistry volume 4 page 38
Denver (state capital of Colorado, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 39, picture,
volume 4 page 39
MORE TO EXPLORE
Colorado volume 3 page 157
deoxyribonucleic acid (genetic material):
see in index DNA
Department of Health and Human
Services (U.S. government agency): see
in index Health and Human Services,
U.S. Department of
depression (psychology)
mental illness volume 8 page 100
depth (measured distance): see in index
length
dermis (anatomy)
skin volume 12 page 101, picture, volume
12 page 101
derrick, oil: see in index oil rig
desert (life zone)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 39, picture,
volume 4 page 40
MORE TO EXPLORE
biome volume 2 page 75
cactus volume 3 page 5
irrigation picture, volume 6 page 161
mirage picture, volume 8 page 138
Nevada picture, volume 9 page 41
tropics volume 13 page 99
desert lynx (mammal): see in index caracal
Desert Saber, Operation (Middle East
history)
Persian GulfWar volume 10 page 62
Desert Shield, Operation (Middle East
history)
Persian GulfWar volume 10 page 62
Desert Storm, Operation (Middle East
history)
Persian GulfWar volume 10 page 62
desert tortoise (reptile) picture, volume
13 page 117
design (arts and technology)
architecture volume 1 page 167
desman (mammal)
mole volume 8 page 155
Des Moines (state capital of Iowa, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 40
MORE TO EXPLORE
State Capitol picture, volume 4 page 41,
picture, volume 6 page 145
Des Moines, Fort (fort in Des Moines,
Iowa, U.S.)
Des Moines volume 4 page 41
de Soto, Hernando (Spanish explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 41, picture,
volume 4 page 41
MORE TO EXPLORE
Arkansas volume 1 page 181
Chickasaw volume 3 page 94
Georgia volume 5 page 102
Mississippi River volume 8 page 145
Tallahassee volume 13 page 12
Dessalines, Jean-Jacques (Haitian
leader)
Toussaint Louverture volume 13 page 83
destroyer (warship)
navy volume 9 page 25
detective (criminal investigator)
police volume 10 page 112
deuce (tennis scoring)
tennis volume 13 page 46
Deutschlandlied (German national
anthem)
national anthem volume 9 page 13
developing nation (economics)
banking picture, volume 2 page 25
Devils Island (island of French Guiana,
Atlantic Ocean)
French Guiana picture, volume 5
page 67
Devils Postpile National Monument
(national monument in California,
U.S.) picture, volume 11 page 75
Devon House (mansion in Kingston,
Jamaica) picture, volume 7 page 68
dew (meteorology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 42, picture,
volume 4 page 42
MORE TO EXPLORE
evaporation and condensation volume 4
page 166
Dewey, George (U.S. navy commander)
Spanish-AmericanWar volume 12
page 157
Dewey Decimal System (library science)
library volume 7 page 143
dewfall (meteorology)
dew volume 4 page 42
Dewitt Clinton (steam locomotive)
picture, volume 13 page 27
dew point (meteorology)
dew volume 4 page 42
Dhaka (capital city of Bangladesh)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 42, picture,
volume 4 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bangladesh volume 2 page 21
dharma (religious concept)
Buddhism volume 2 page 144
diabetes (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
disease, human volume 4 page 57
endocrine system volume 4 page 136
insulin injection picture, volume 4
page 43
pancreas volume 10 page 25
diabetes insipidus (disease)
diabetes volume 4 page 43
diabetes mellitus (disease)
blindness volume 2 page 90
70 denominator BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
diabetes volume 4 page 43
Diaghilev, Sergey (Russian ballet expert)
ballet volume 2 page 14
dance volume 4 page 13
dialect (language)
language volume 7 page 106
dial plate (time keeping)
sundial volume 12 page 204, picture,
volume 12 page 204
dialysis (therapeutics)
dialysis machine picture, volume 13
page 29
urinary system volume 14 page 41
diamond (gem)
jewelry and gems volume 7 page 24
crown of Queen Victoria picture, volume
7 page 24
Namibia volume 9 page 7
sorting diamonds picture, volume 5
page 79
Diana (Roman goddess)
Artemis volume 1 page 190
diaphragm (anatomy)
lung volume 7 page 184, picture, volume
7 page 184
respiratory system volume 11 page 55,
picture, volume 11 page 56
diarrhea (disease)
cholera volume 3 page 110
Diary of Anne Frank, The (diary by
Frank)
Frank volume 5 page 61
Dias, Bartolomeu (Portuguese explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 44, picture,
volume 4 page 44
MORE TO EXPLORE
Gama volume 5 page 83
Portugal volume 10 page 134
diatom (single-celled organism)
ocean food chain picture, volume 5
page 45
Diaz, Porfirio (president of Mexico)
Mexico volume 8 page 112
Zapata volume 15 page 102
dice (game pieces)
Indus Valley Civilization picture, volume
6 page 135
Dickens, Charles (British author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 45, picture,
volume 4 page 45
dictator (ruler): see in index dictatorship
dictatorship (form of government)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 46
MORE TO EXPLORE
government volume 5 page 133
Diddy (U.S. rapper and music producer):
see in index Combs, Sean
Dido (founder and queen of Carthage)
Carthage volume 3 page 48
Diesel, Rudolf (German engineer)
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141
diesel engine
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141
railroad volume 11 page 20
submarine volume 12 page 198
Diet (Japanese government)
Meiji volume 8 page 95
diet (nutrition)
iron volume 6 page 158
dig (archaeology): see in index excavation
digest (publication)
magazine volume 8 page 14
digestion (biology)
intestine volume 6 page 142
digestive system (anatomy and physiology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 46
MORE TO EXPLORE
frog picture, volume 4 page 48
grasshopper picture, volume 4 page 48
humans picture, volume 4 page 47
mouth volume 8 page 196, picture,
volume 13 page 80
muscle volume 8 page 209
pancreas volume 10 page 24, picture,
volume 10 page 24
urinary system volume 14 page 40
parasite volume 10 page 33
spider volume 12 page 165
digit (anatomy)
hand volume 6 page 12
digit (number systems)
numbers and number systems volume 9
page 105
digital audio player
MP3 player picture, volume 12 page 136
sound recording volume 12 page 136
digital camera (photography) picture,
volume 3 page 21
camera volume 3 page 21, picture, volume
3 page 20
photography volume 10 page 77
digital display (computer technology)
clock volume 3 page 141
digital printing: see in index electronic
printing
digital recording (filmmaking)
movie volume 8 page 199
digital signal (electronics)
electronics volume 4 page 122
television volume 13 page 40
digital TV
television volume 13 page 40
digital videodisc (digital recording
media)
compact disc volume 3 page 170
video recording volume 14 page 81
digital video recorder (electronic device)
video recording volume 14 page 81
dike (civil engineering)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 135
Dili (capital city of East Timor)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 49
MORE TO EXPLORE
East Timor volume 4 page 96
Dilmun (ancient trading center on the
Persian Gulf )
Bahrain volume 2 page 9
dimension stone (mining)
quarrying volume 11 page 7
Dinan (town in western France) picture,
volume 5 page 58
Dine (Native American people): see in
index Navajo
dingo (wild dog)
dog volume 4 page 61
Dinornis (extinct bird): see in index moa
dinosaur (extinct reptile)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 49
MORE TO EXPLORE
extinct animals volume 1 page 127
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA dinosaur 71
images
Brachiosaurus picture, volume 2
page 119
dinosaur tracks picture, volume 10
page 17
Eoraptor picture, volume 4 page 145
Euoplocephalus picture, volume 4
page 158
Iguanodon picture, volume 6 page 114
mouth structure picture, volume 4
page 51
Ornithischia and Saurischia picture,
volume 4 page 50
Oviraptor picture, volume 9 page 158
relative sizes picture, volume 4 page 53
sitting on eggs picture, volume 4
page 52
Stegosaurus picture, volume 12
page 185
Triceratops picture, volume 13 page 96
Tyrannosaurus rex picture, volume 13
page 125
Velociraptor picture, volume 14
page 62
prehistoric life volume 10 page 146
Dione (Greek goddess)
Aphrodite volume 1 page 148
Dionysus (Greek god)
Midas volume 8 page 121
direct democracy (form of government)
democracy volume 4 page 35
government volume 5 page 131
directing (filmmaking and theater)
editing film picture, volume 8 page 198
movie volume 8 page 198
theater volume 13 page 57
Directory (French history)
French Revolution volume 5 page 70
dirigible (aircraft): see in index airship
DirtyWar (history of Argentina)
Argentina volume 1 page 176
disability (medical disorder)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 53
MORE TO EXPLORE
Down syndrome volume 4 page 69
wheelchair picture, volume 4 page 54
Discovery (space shuttle) picture, volume
12 page 151
launch of July 2006 picture, volume 5
page 36
space exploration volume 12 page 152
discovery and exploration of the
Americas: see in index Americas
discrimination (social practice)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 54
MORE TO EXPLORE
apartheid volume 1 page 144
Arthur volume 1 page 192
Asian Americans volume 1 page 207
beach sign picture, volume 4 page 54
discus throw (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 86, picture,
volume 13 page 85
disease (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 55
MORE TO EXPLORE
flea volume 5 page 39
disease (human)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 56
MORE TO EXPLORE
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 40
death volume 4 page 22
endocrine system volume 4 page 136
flea volume 5 page 39
disk flower (botany)
sunflower volume 12 page 204
Disney,Walt (U.S. film producer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 57, picture,
volume 4 page 57
MORE TO EXPLORE
animation volume 1 page 131
Disneyland (amusement park in Anaheim,
California, U.S.)
Disney volume 4 page 58
DisneyWorld (amusement park in
Florida, U.S.): see in indexWalt Disney
World
display (information recording)
radar volume 11 page 15
Disraeli, Benjamin (prime minister of
the United Kingdom)
Queen Victoria volume 14 page 77
dissection (biology)
anatomy volume 1 page 115
dissenting opinion (law)
United States government volume 14
page 36
district court (law and government)
United States government volume 14
page 35
diver (bird): see in index loon
Divine Liturgy (Eastern Orthodoxy)
Eastern Orthodox Churches volume 4
page 94
Divine Right of Kings (political doctrine)
monarchy volume 8 page 159
diving (animal behavior)
loon volume 7 page 176
diving duck (waterfowl)
duck volume 4 page 81
division of powers (political science and
government): see in index powers, separation
of
Division of the North (Mexican military
force)
Villa volume 14 page 91
Diwali (Hindu festival)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 58
MORE TO EXPLORE
lamp lighting picture, volume 4
page 58
Djibouti (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 59
Djibouti (capital city of Djibouti)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 60
Acne
AIDS
Allergy
Alzheimer's
Disease
Arthritis
Asthma
Blindness
Cancer
Cerebral Palsy
Chicken Pox
Cholera
Cold, Common
Cough
Deafness
Diabetes
Down
Syndrome
Encephalitis
Epilepsy
Influenza
Lyme Disease
Malaria
Measles
Meningitis
Mental Illness
Mononucleosis
Mumps
Parkinson's
Disease
Pneumonia
Polio
Reye's
Syndrome
Rubella
Scarlet Fever
Smallpox
Strep Throat
Tonsillitis
Tuberculosis
West Nile Virus
For more about human diseases and
conditions, look for these articles:
72 Dione BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
MORE TO EXPLORE
Djibouti volume 4 page 59
DNA (genetic material)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
chromosome volume 3 page 115
evolution volume 4 page 170
genetics volume 5 page 93
mutation volume 8 page 220
structure picture, volume 4 page 60
Doby, Larry (U.S. baseball player)
Campanella, Doby, Newcombe, and
Robinson picture, volume 2 page 32
doctor (medical worker)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
medicine volume 8 page 92
pediatrician picture, volume 8 page 92
Dodgers (U.S. baseball team)
airship flies over Dodger Stadium picture,
volume 1 page 58
Robinson volume 11 page 73
Dodger Stadium (stadium in Los Angeles,
California, U.S.)
airship flies over Dodger Stadium picture,
volume 1 page 58
Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge (British
author): see in index Carroll, Lewis
dodo (bird) picture, volume 1 page 126
flightless birds volume 2 page 79
Mauritius volume 8 page 80
Dodoma (capital city of Tanzania)
Dar es Salaam volume 4 page 16
dog (domesticated mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 61, picture,
volume 4 page 61
MORE TO EXPLORE
aging volume 1 page 48
American dog tick picture, volume 13
page 63
dog breeds table, volume 4 page 62
dogsled picture, volume 5 page 158, picture,
volume 6 page 113
foot picture, volume 5 page 47
guide dog picture, volume 3 page 77
pet volume 10 page 66, picture, volume
10 page 66
Doges Palace (palace in Venice, Italy)
Venice volume 14 page 65
dogfight (aerial warfare)
WorldWar I picture, volume 15 page 64
dogsled (transportation)
Greenland picture, volume 5 page 158
Iditarod picture, volume 6 page 113
dogsled racing (sport): see in index Iditarod
Doha (capital city of Qatar)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 63, picture,
volume 4 page 64
MORE TO EXPLORE
Qatar volume 11 page 4
dolphin (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 64, picture,
volume 8 page 35
MORE TO EXPLORE
front limb picture, volume 1 page 182
oceanography picture, volume 9
page 119
porpoise volume 10 page 129
dome (architectural feature)
architecture volume 1 page 169
Eastern Orthodox church picture, volume
4 page 94
Dome of the Rock (monument in
Jerusalem)
Jerusalem volume 7 page 21
WesternWall and the Dome of the
Rock picture, volume 7 page 21
domestication of animals and plants
agriculture volume 1 page 48
mammals volume 8 page 37
dog volume 4 page 61
Stone Age volume 12 page 189
dominance (biology)
genetics volume 5 page 94
Dominica (island country in theWest
Indies)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
Carib basket weaver picture, volume 3
page 40
cathedral in Roseau picture, volume 11
page 98
Dominican Republic (country in the
West Indies)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 66
MORE TO EXPLORE
Santo Domingo cathedral picture, volume
12 page 34
Dominion Day (holiday): see in index
Canada Day
Dom Pedro IV Square (square in Lisbon,
Portugal) picture, volume 7 page 159
Donatello (Italian sculptor)
sculpture volume 12 page 56
donjon (military architecture): see in
index keep
donkey (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 67, picture,
volume 4 page 67
Don Quixote (novel by Cervantes)
literature volume 7 page 162
Dorian (people)
ancient Greece volume 5 page 154
dormancy (biology)
seed volume 12 page 62
dormouse (rodent genus)
hibernation picture, volume 6 page 50
rodent volume 11 page 80
Dorr Rebellion (U.S. history)
Tyler volume 13 page 124
Dorsey, Thomas A. (U.S. pianist and
songwriter)
gospel music volume 5 page 130
double agent (espionage)
spy volume 12 page 170
double bass (musical instrument)
stringed instruments picture, volume 8
page 216
Doubleday, Abner (U.S. Army officer)
baseball volume 2 page 32
double-decker bus
London picture, volume 7 page 175
doubles (tennis)
tennis volume 13 page 45, picture, volume
13 page 46
Douglas, Stephen A. (U.S. senator)
Lincoln-Douglas debates volume 7
page 156, picture, volume 7 page 156
Douglas fir (tree)
conifers picture, volume 3 page 183
fir volume 5 page 24
Douglass, Frederick (U.S. human rights
leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 67, picture,
volume 4 page 67
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dove (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 83
MORE TO EXPLORE
mourning dove picture, volume 10
page 84
Dover (state capital of Delaware, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 68, picture,
volume 4 page 68
MORE TO EXPLORE
Delaware volume 4 page 30
Dover, Strait of (international waterway
in Europe)
English Channel volume 4 page 141
down (fluffy feather)
feather volume 5 page 9
swan volume 12 page 210
downhill racing (skiing)
Alpine skiing courses picture, volume 12
page 98
skiing volume 12 page 99
Downs syndrome (medical disorder)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 69
Draco (constellation)
constellation volume 3 page 188
draft (military service)
army volume 1 page 190
drag (physics)
airplane volume 1 page 56
dragon (mythical beast)
legendary animals volume 1 page 128
sculpture picture, volume 1 page 128
dragonfly (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 69, picture,
volume 4 page 70
drainage basin (land drained by a river):
see in index basin
Drake, Edwin Laurentine (U.S. petroleum
pioneer)
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
Drake, Francis (English explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 70, picture,
volume 4 page 70
MORE TO EXPLORE
Oregon volume 9 page 148
pirate volume 10 page 89
Drakensberg (mountain range in South
Africa)
South Africa volume 12 page 137
drama (literature and theater)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 71
MORE TO EXPLORE
A Midsummer Nights Dream picture,
volume 4 page 73
Romeo and Juliet picture, volume 7
page 161
The Piano Lesson picture, volume 4
page 74
dramatic ballet (dance)
ballet volume 2 page 14
dramatist (literature and theater): see in
index playwright
drawbridge (construction)
castle volume 3 page 52, picture, volume
3 page 53
drawing (art)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 75, picture,
volume 4 page 75
Drebbel, Cornelis (Dutch inventor)
submarine volume 12 page 197
Dred Scott decision (U.S. Supreme
Court ruling, 1857)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 76
MORE TO EXPLORE
portrait of Scott picture, volume 4
page 77
slavery volume 12 page 107
drill (primate) picture, volume 8 page 167
drip irrigation (agriculture)
irrigation volume 6 page 161
drive shaft (construction)
automobile volume 1 page 236
dromedary (camel) picture, volume 3
page 19
camel volume 3 page 19
drone (insect caste)
bee volume 2 page 46
dropped goal (sports)
rugby volume 11 page 103
drought (shortage of rain)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 77, picture,
volume 4 page 78
drug (chemical agent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 78
drug abuse
drug volume 4 page 79
druggist (physiology): see in index pharmacy
Druid (ancient Celtic order)
Celts volume 3 page 68
drum (musical instrument)
musical instruments volume 8 page 215
drupe (botany)
nut volume 9 page 112
dry fruit (botany)
fruit volume 5 page 72
DTV (television): see in index digital TV
Duarte Peak (mountain in Dominican
Republic)
Dominican Republic volume 4 page 66
Dubcek, Alexander (Slovak statesman)
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238
Dublin (capital city of Ireland)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 79
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cork Hill with Dublin Castle picture,
volume 4 page 80
Ireland volume 6 page 154
Dublin, University of (university in
Dublin, Ireland)
Dublin volume 4 page 79
Dublin Castle (castle in Dublin, Ireland)
Cork Hill with Dublin Castle picture,
volume 4 page 80
Du Bois,W. E. B. (U.S. sociologist and
reformer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 80, picture,
volume 4 page 80
MORE TO EXPLORE
African Americans volume 1 page 43
civil rights movement volume 3
page 129
leaders with Du Bois picture, volume 3
page 129
Washington volume 15 page 17
Dubrovnik (city in Croatia)
beach picture, volume 3 page 218
harbor picture, volume 6 page 17
duck (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 81
MORE TO EXPLORE
adaptation picture, volume 1 page 27
goose volume 5 page 127
mandarin duck picture, volume 4
page 81
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duckbill (mammal): see in index platypus
dugout (baseball)
baseball field picture, volume 2 page 31
Duluth (city in Minnesota, U.S.)
Saint Lawrence River and Seaway volume
12 page 13
Duma (Russian government assembly)
Nicholas II volume 9 page 65
Russian Revolution volume 11 page 108
Dunant, Henri (Swiss humanitarian)
Red Cross and Red Crescent volume 11
page 36
Duncan, Isadora (U.S. dancer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 82, picture,
volume 4 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
dance volume 4 page 13
dune: see in index sand dune
DuPont Company (U.S. company)
Delaware volume 4 page 30
Duquesne, Fort (historic fort in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, U.S.)
French and IndianWar volume 5
page 66
Durbar Square (square in Kathmandu,
Nepal) picture, volume 7 page 50
Duryea, Charles E. (U.S. inventor)
automobile volume 1 page 237
Duryea, J. Frank (U.S. inventor)
automobile volume 1 page 237
Du Sable, Jean-Baptist-Point (African
American pioneer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 83, picture,
volume 4 page 83
MORE TO EXPLORE
Chicago volume 3 page 93
Illinois volume 6 page 118
Dushanbe (capital city of Tajikistan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 83
MORE TO EXPLORE
monument in Dushanbe picture, volume
4 page 83
Tajikistan volume 13 page 10
Dust Bowl (historic region in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 84, picture,
volume 4 page 84
MORE TO EXPLORE
Kansas volume 7 page 48
Oklahoma volume 9 page 130
dust storm (weather)
storm volume 12 page 192
Dutch elm disease (fungus)
elm volume 4 page 128
Dutch Republic (historical state in
Europe): see in index Netherlands,
United Provinces of the
DVD (digital recording media): see in
index digital videodisc
DVR (electronic device): see in index digital
video recorder
dwarf crocodile (reptile)
crocodile volume 3 page 220
dwarf lantern shark (shark species)
shark volume 12 page 76
dwarf planet (astronomy)
Pluto picture, volume 10 page 101
solar system volume 12 page 128
dwelling: see in index castle; house; igloo;
longhouse; palace; tepee
E (galaxy): see in index elliptical galaxy
eagle (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
bald eagle picture, volume 4 page 86
ear (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 86, picture,
volume 4 page 87, picture, volume 4
page 87
MORE TO EXPLORE
deafness volume 4 page 21
ear canal (anatomy)
ear volume 4 page 87, picture, volume 4
page 87
eardrum (anatomy)
ear volume 4 page 87, picture, volume 4
page 87
eared seal (mammal)
sea lion picture, volume 12 page 59
seal volume 12 page 59
Earhart, Amelia (U.S. aviator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 88, picture,
volume 4 page 88
earless seal (mammal)
seal volume 12 page 59, picture, volume
12 page 59
Early Christian art
sculpture volume 12 page 56
Early Cretaceous Epoch (geochronology)
dinosaurs picture, volume 4 page 53
Early Stone Age (anthropology): see in
index Paleolithic Period
Earth (planet)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 89, picture,
volume 4 page 90
MORE TO EXPLORE
astronomy
asteroid volume 1 page 213
aurora volume 1 page 227
eclipse volume 4 page 97, picture, volume
4 page 98
MilkyWay picture, volume 8 page 129
Moon: see in index Moon
Neptune picture, volume 9 page 33
planets volume 10 page 92, picture,
volume 10 page 93
solar system volume 12 page 127, picture,
volume 12 page 127
Sun volume 12 page 202
attraction with Moon picture, volume 5
page 144
climate volume 3 page 137
equator volume 4 page 147, picture, volume
4 page 147
geology and geography volume 5
page 97
earths layers picture, volume 4 page 89
plate tectonics volume 10 page 98
greenhouse effect picture, volume 5
page 157
ice age volume 6 page 106
Newton volume 9 page 56
paleontology volume 10 page 17
season volume 12 page 61, picture, volume
12 page 61
tides volume 13 page 64, picture, volume
13 page 64
Earth Day (celebration)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 91, picture,
volume 4 page 91
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earthenware (ceramics)
pottery volume 10 page 139
earth lodge (housing)
Mandan volume 8 page 40
Omaha Indians volume 9 page 135
earthquake (geological event)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 91
MORE TO EXPLORE
ground movement picture, volume 4
page 92
landslide volume 7 page 104
places
Guatemala City volume 5 page 168
Indonesia volume 6 page 131
Japan picture, volume 4 page 92
Lisbon volume 7 page 159
Managua volume 8 page 38
Pakistan picture, volume 9 page 84
Skopje volume 12 page 102
radiation volume 11 page 17
tsunami volume 13 page 103, picture,
volume 13 page 104
volcano volume 14 page 101
Earth sciences: see in index geology;
meteorology; oceanography; physical
geography
earthworm picture, volume 15 page 71
animal migration volume 8 page 125
easel painting (art)
painting volume 10 page 9
East Asia (region of Asia)
Asia volume 1 page 200
East Beirut (section in Beirut, Lebanon)
Beirut volume 2 page 51
Easter (holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 93, picture,
volume 4 page 93
Easter Bunny
Easter traditions volume 4 page 93
Easter egg
Easter volume 4 page 93
eastern box turtle (reptile) picture, volume
11 page 53
eastern chipmunk (mammal) picture,
volume 3 page 106
chipmunk volume 3 page 106
eastern diamondback rattlesnake (reptile)
various snakes picture, volume 12
page 113
Eastern Europe (region in Europe)
Europe volume 4 page 160
Eastern Front (WorldWar I history)
WorldWar I volume 15 page 63
Eastern Hemisphere (geography)
hemisphere volume 6 page 37
eastern king snake (reptile)
various snakes picture, volume 12
page 113
eastern larch (tree)
larch volume 7 page 109
eastern lowland gorilla (primate)
gorilla volume 5 page 129
eastern mud snake (reptile)
various snakes picture, volume 12
page 113
Eastern Orthodox Churches (Christianity)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 93
MORE TO EXPLORE
architecture volume 1 page 169
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
picture, volume 12 page 122
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral,
Tallinn picture, volume 13 page 13
Saint Basil Cathedral, Moscow picture,
volume 4 page 94, picture,
volume 8 page 186
Saint Sava Church, Belgrade picture,
volume 2 page 56
Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki picture,
volume 6 page 36
beliefs and practices
Bible volume 2 page 67
mass picture, volume 3 page 113
monk volume 8 page 166
Palm Sunday picture, volume 8
page 137
saint volume 12 page 9
Byzantine Empire volume 2 page 159
Christianity volume 3 page 112
Europe volume 4 page 162
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 83
Eastern Roman Empire (historic empire
in Eurasia): see in index Byzantine
Empire
Eastern Shoshone (Native American
people): see in indexWind River Shoshone
EasternWoodlands Indian (Native
American people): see in index Abnaki;
Algonquian; Cayuga; Delaware; Fox;
Illinois; Iroquois; Malecite; Massachuset;
Mohawk; Mohegan; Mohican;
Narraganset; Nipmuc; Ojibwa; Oneida;
Onondaga; Ottawa; Pequot; Potawatomi;
Powhatan; Sauk; Seneca; Shawnee;
Tuscarora;Wampanoag;
Wappinger;Winnebago;Wyandot
East Germany (historical subdivision of
Germany): see in index Germany, East
East India Company (British trading
company)
India volume 6 page 124
East Indies (islands in the Indian and
Pacific Oceans)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 94, picture,
volume 4 page 95
East Malaysia (region in Malaysia)
Malaysia volume 8 page 27
Eastman, George (U.S. inventor)
camera volume 3 page 21
photography volume 10 page 77
East Pakistan (historical region of Pakistan)
Bangladesh volume 2 page 22
East Point (eastern end of Prince Edward
Island, Canada) picture, volume 10
page 150
East Slav (people)
Russia volume 11 page 105
East Timor (island country in the Malay
archipelago)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 96
MORE TO EXPLORE
traditional dance picture, volume 4
page 96
East-West Schism (Christianity): see in
index 1054, Schism of
EastWing (White House offices,Washington,
D.C., U.S.)
White House volume 15 page 41
ebony langur (monkey) picture, volume 8
page 168
echidna (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4
page 97
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short-nosed echidna picture, volume 4
page 97
echinoderm (animal)
animal volume 1 page 124
invertebrate volume 6 page 144
echolocation (animal behavior)
whale volume 15 page 38
eclipse (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 97, picture,
volume 4 page 98
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cook volume 3 page 193
Moon volume 8 page 179
solar eclipse picture, volume 4 page 98
ecology (biological science)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 99
MORE TO EXPLORE
ecologist studying pitcher plants picture,
volume 4 page 99
Economic and Social Council (United
Nations)
United Nations volume 14 page 23
economics (science)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 99
MORE TO EXPLORE
colony volume 3 page 155
village market picture, volume 4
page 100
economic system: see in index capitalism;
communism; socialism
economy
transportation volume 13 page 92
ECOSOC (United Nations): see in index
Economic and Social Council
ecosystem (life science)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 101, picture,
volume 4 page 101
MORE TO EXPLORE
biome volume 2 page 74
food chain volume 5 page 45, picture,
volume 5 page 45
ECSC (European organization): see in
index European Coal and Steel Community
Ecuador (country in South America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 102
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bolivar volume 2 page 101
geography
Cotopaxi picture, volume 4 page 103
Galapagos Islands volume 5 page 81,
picture, volume 5 page 81
Quito picture, volume 11 page 11
images
street market picture, volume 4
page 103
tapir picture, volume 13 page 17
Ederle, Gertrude (U.S. athlete)
swimming volume 12 page 217
Edict of: see in index under the specific
part of the name, for example, Nantes,
Edict of
Edinburgh (capital city of Scotland)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 104
MORE TO EXPLORE
Edinburgh Castle picture, volume 4
page 104
Scotland volume 12 page 52
Edinburgh Castle (castle in Edinburgh,
Scotland, United Kingdom) picture,
volume 4 page 104
Edinburgh volume 4 page 104
Edison, Thomas Alva (U.S. inventor)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 105, picture,
volume 4 page 105
MORE TO EXPLORE
1877 Edison phonograph picture, volume
12 page 135
Edison with lightbulb picture, volume
13 page 27
movie volume 8 page 199
sound recording volume 12 page 136
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
editing
newspaper volume 9 page 54
editor: see in index editing
editorial cartoon: see in index political
cartoon
Edmonton (provincial capital of Alberta,
Canada)
Alberta volume 1 page 69
Edmonton Oilers (Canadian hockey
team)
Gretzky volume 5 page 161
Edo (capital city of Japan): see in index
Tokyo
Edo period (Japanese history): see in
index Tokugawa period
education
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 105
MORE TO EXPLORE
zoo volume 15 page 108
Education, Department of (U.S. government
agency)
United States government executive
departments table, volume 14 page 35
Edward I (king of England)
Wales volume 15 page 5
Edward VI (king of England and Ireland)
Elizabeth I volume 4 page 125
Henry VIII volume 6 page 39
Edward VIII (king of the United Kingdom)
Elizabeth II volume 4 page 126
EEC (European economic association):
see in index European Economic Community
eel (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 107, picture,
volume 4 page 107
effigy mound (anthropology) picture,
volume 8 page 194
mound builders volume 8 page 194
egg (reproductive cell)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 108
MORE TO EXPLORE
chicken volume 3 page 95
chromosome volume 3 page 116
fish volume 5 page 28
gender determination picture, volume 5
page 93
genetics volume 5 page 93
insects
flea volume 5 page 33
ladybug picture, volume 4 page 108
mosquito volume 8 page 189
mammals
echidna volume 4 page 97
platypus volume 10 page 99
metamorphosis volume 8 page 107
mollusk volume 8 page 157
squid volume 12 page 172
pollen volume 10 page 116
reproductive system volume 11 page 48
human ovary and egg cycle picture,
volume 11 page 48
reptiles
dinosaur picture, volume 4 page 52
eastern box turtle picture, volume 11
page 53
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA egg 77
shell volume 12 page 80
egg yolk (animal reproduction): see in
index yolk
egret (bird)
heron volume 6 page 47
Egypt (country in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 109
MORE TO EXPLORE
brass wares picture, volume 2 page 124
geography
Cairo picture, volume 1 page 159, picture,
volume 3 page 9, picture, volume
4 page 110
Middle East volume 8 page 124
Nile River picture, volume 9 page 72
Nile River delta picture, volume 4
page 33
Suez Canal volume 12 page 201
history
Amman volume 1 page 108
ancient Egypt: see in index Egypt,
ancient
Arab-IsraeliWars volume 1 page 158
Crusades volume 3 page 224
Israel volume 6 page 169
timeline volume 4 page 109
WorldWar II volume 15 page 67
pyramids
Great Pyramids of Giza picture, volume
4 page 110
Saqqarah picture, volume 1 page 168
Egypt, ancient
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 112
MORE TO EXPLORE
agriculture
flood volume 5 page 33
grapes volume 5 page 139
archery volume 1 page 166
arts
architecture volume 1 page 168
pyramid volume 10 page 170
Pyramids of Giza picture, volume 4
page 110, picture, volume 10
page 170
Temple of Abu Simbel picture, volume
4 page 112
dance volume 4 page 12
painting volume 10 page 8
sculpture volume 12 page 56
Nefertiti picture, volume 4 page 114
Ramses II picture, volume 10
page 69
seated figures picture, volume 4
page 112
sphinx volume 12 page 163, picture,
volume 12 page 163
government
census volume 3 page 71
pharaoh volume 10 page 68
postal service volume 10 page 136
history
Alexander the Great volume 1 page 73
civilization volume 3 page 127
Cleopatra volume 3 page 134
Kush volume 7 page 90
Nubia volume 9 page 103, volume 12
page 200
Passover volume 10 page 39
mythology
Isis and Osiris volume 6 page 162,
picture, volume 6 page 163
Ra volume 11 page 30
Nile River volume 9 page 72
people and culture
cats volume 3 page 58
cosmetics volume 3 page 202
ibis volume 6 page 106
mummy volume 8 page 205
tomb paintings picture, volume 4
page 113, picture, volume 6 page 53
science and technology
calendar volume 3 page 10
glass volume 5 page 119
hieroglyphic writing volume 6 page 53
writing volume 15 page 77
levee and dike volume 7 page 136
lighthouse volume 7 page 150
mining volume 8 page 134
numbers and number systems volume
9 page 106
sundial volume 12 page 204
time volume 13 page 69
vegetable fiber picture, volume 5
page 16
Egyptian lotus (freshwater plant family)
water lily volume 15 page 25
Egyptian mythology (legends and stories
of ancient Egypt): see in index Isis; Ra
Eiffel, Gustave (French engineer)
Eiffel Tower volume 4 page 115
Eiffel Tower (tower in Paris, France)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 115, picture,
volume 4 page 115
MORE TO EXPLORE
Paris volume 10 page 34
1812,War of (British-U.S. history): see in
indexWar of 1812
1850, Compromise of (U.S. history)
Fillmore volume 5 page 21
Taylor volume 13 page 23
Eightfold Path (Buddhist doctrine)
Buddhism volume 2 page 144
Einstein, Albert (German-U.S. physicist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 116, picture,
volume 4 page 116
MORE TO EXPLORE
physics volume 10 page 79
Eire (country in Europe): see in index
Ireland
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 117, picture,
volume 4 page 117
MORE TO EXPLORE
Nixon volume 9 page 74
timeline volume 4 page 117
Elbert, Mount (mountain in Colorado,
U.S.)
Colorado volume 3 page 157
election (political process)
republic volume 11 page 53
United States
ballot picture, volume 10 page 114
electoral college vote certificate picture,
volume 4 page 119
voting volume 14 page 105
voters in Sierra Leone picture, volume
4 page 35
electoral college (U.S. government)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 119, picture,
volume 4 page 119
MORE TO EXPLORE
United States government volume 14
page 34
electric car (automobile)
automobile volume 1 page 236
electric clock (instrument): see in index
electrical clock
electric current (physics)
electricity volume 4 page 120
electronics volume 4 page 122
telephone volume 13 page 36
electricity (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 120
MORE TO EXPLORE
energy volume 4 page 138
coal volume 3 page 144
solar energy volume 12 page 125
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Franklin volume 5 page 63
lightning picture, volume 4 page 120
magnet volume 8 page 18
static electricity picture, volume 4
page 121
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
clock volume 3 page 141
Ice Festival in China picture, volume 5
page 13
wind turbine picture, volume 4
page 137, picture, volume 15 page 50
electric locomotive (transportation)
railroad volume 11 page 20
electric motor
submarine volume 12 page 198
electric ray (fish)
ray volume 11 page 30
electric signal
electronics volume 4 page 122
telephone volume 13 page 36
electrode (electronics)
battery volume 2 page 39, picture, volume
2 page 40
electrolyte (chemistry and physics)
battery volume 2 page 39, picture, volume
2 page 40
electromagnet (device)
magnets and magnetism volume 8
page 18
electromagnetic radiation (physics)
radiation volume 11 page 16
types picture, volume 11 page 18
wavelengths picture, volume 11 page 17
electron (subatomic particle)
atom volume 1 page 224, picture, volume
1 page 225
electricity volume 4 page 120
magnetism volume 8 page 18
molecule volume 8 page 156
television volume 13 page 41
electronic catalog (library science)
library volume 7 page 143
electronic communication: see in index
telecommunication
electronic device (technology)
navigation volume 9 page 24
electronic game
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 121
MORE TO EXPLORE
toy volume 13 page 84
electronic mail (electronic communication):
see in index e-mail
electronic printing
printing volume 10 page 152
electronics (technology and physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 122
electron microscope (scientific instrument)
microscope volume 8 page 121
electrum (alloy)
money volume 8 page 161
element (chemistry): see in index chemical
element
elementary education
education volume 4 page 106
Somalia picture, volume 8 page 151
students in classroom picture, volume 4
page 106
Elements (work by Euclid)
mathematics volume 8 page 77
elephant (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 123, picture,
volume 4 page 123, picture, volume 9
page 100
MORE TO EXPLORE
African elephant picture, volume 4
page 123
aging volume 1 page 48
ancient wars picture, volume 15 page 9
Asian elephant picture, volume 4
page 124
crossing a stream picture, volume 3
page 180
mammoth and mastodon volume 8
page 76, picture, volume 8 page 76
Thailand picture, volume 13 page 55
elephant bird (extinct bird)
flightless birds volume 2 page 79
elephant seal (mammal)
seal volume 12 page 59
Eleuthera (island in the Bahamas)
The Bahamas volume 2 page 8
elevator (aircraft part)
airplane volume 1 page 55
elevator (vertical transport)
skyscraper volume 12 page 104
El Greco (Spanish painter): see in index
Greco, El
Eliot, John (British missionary)
Massachuset volume 8 page 70
Elizabeth I (queen of England)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 125, picture,
volume 4 page 125
MORE TO EXPLORE
at the head of Parliament picture, volume
10 page 38
Drake volume 4 page 70
English colonies picture, volume 1
page 105
Henry VIII volume 6 page 39
Mary, Queen of Scots volume 8 page 67
Elizabeth II (queen of the United Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 126, picture,
volume 4 page 126
Elizabethan Age (English history)
Elizabeth I volume 4 page 125
elk (mammal grouping)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 127
MORE TO EXPLORE
American elk, or wapiti picture, volume
4 page 127
Elk Tongue (Native American) picture,
volume 7 page 70
Ellice Islands (island country in the
Pacific Ocean): see in index Tuvalu
Ellington, Duke (U.S. composer and jazz
band leader)
jazz volume 7 page 16
elliptical galaxy (astronomy)
galaxy volume 5 page 81
Ellis,WilliamWebb (British athlete)
rugby volume 11 page 103
Ellis Island (island in New York, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 127, picture,
volume 4 page 127, picture, volume 4
page 128
MORE TO EXPLORE
citizenship ceremony picture, volume 3
page 121
New York City volume 9 page 60
elm (tree)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 128
MORE TO EXPLORE
American elm picture, volume 4
page 128
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA elm 79
English elm picture, volume 13 page 94
Elowah Falls (waterfall in Oregon, U.S.)
picture, volume 9 page 147
El Salvador (country in South America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 129
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
landslide damage picture, volume 7
page 104
San Salvador picture, volume 12
page 30
elver (eel)
eel volume 4 page 108
Elvish (language)
Tolkien volume 13 page 77
e-mail (electronic communication)
Internet volume 6 page 142
Emancipation Proclamation (U.S. history,
1863)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 130, picture,
volume 4 page 130
MORE TO EXPLORE
abolitionist movement volume 1 page 12
African Americans volume 1 page 43
American CivilWar volume 1 page 97
Lincoln volume 7 page 156
Embalse del Rio Negro (artificial lake in
Uruguay)
Uruguay volume 14 page 42
embryo (animal reproduction)
chromosome volume 3 page 116
egg volume 4 page 108
vertebrate embryo development picture,
volume 5 page 109
embryo (plant)
seed volume 12 page 62
emerald (gemstone)
jewelry and gems volume 7 page 24
Emerald Isle (island in Europe): see in
index Ireland
emergency medical technician picture,
volume 1 page 93
ambulance volume 1 page 93
emergency room (hospital area)
hospital volume 6 page 88
emotion (psychology)
adolescence volume 1 page 31
emotional memory (mental function)
memory volume 8 page 98
emperor (title): see in index empire
emperor penguin (bird) picture, volume
10 page 52
penguins volume 10 page 53
emphysema (medical disorder)
lung volume 7 page 184
empire (political entity)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 130
Empire State (state in the U.S.): see in
index New York
Empire State Building (building in New
York City, New York, U.S.)
skyscraper volume 12 page 105
worlds tallest buildings picture, volume
12 page 104
EMT (medical personnel): see in index
emergency medical technician
emu (bird) picture, volume 2 page 79
flightless birds volume 2 page 79
enamel (tooth)
teeth volume 13 page 31
encephalitis (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 132
MORE TO EXPLORE
West Nile virus volume 15 page 33
X-ray photograph of brain picture, volume
4 page 133
Encyclop.dia Britannica (English
language reference work)
Edinburgh volume 4 page 104
Encyclopedie (French language reference
work)
work of the Enlightenment picture, volume
4 page 142
endangered species
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 133
MORE TO EXPLORE
animals
apes volume 1 page 148
bald eagle picture, volume 4 page 86
bonobo volume 2 page 107
California condor picture, volume 4
page 133, picture, volume 15
page 108
cheetah volume 3 page 85
elephant volume 4 page 125
extinct animals volume 1 page 127
orangutan volume 9 page 145
otter volume 9 page 156
panda volume 10 page 25
parrot family volume 10 page 39
tapir volume 13 page 17
tiger volume 13 page 66
Arctic Ocean volume 1 page 173
zoo volume 15 page 108
Endeavor (U.S. space shuttle)
Jemison volume 7 page 20, picture, volume
7 page 20
endocrine system (human physiology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 134, picture,
volume 4 page 135, picture, volume 4
page 136
endodermis (botany)
root picture, volume 11 page 96
endoskeleton (anatomy): see in index
skeleton
endosperm (plant tissue)
grain volume 5 page 134
seed volume 12 page 62
end zone (sports)
football volume 5 page 48
energy (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 137
MORE TO EXPLORE
energy sources picture, volume 4
page 139
food and nutrition volume 5 page 43
fossil fuel volume 5 page 55
muscle volume 8 page 208
physics volume 10 page 78
energy, alternative: see in index alternative
energy
Energy, Department of (U.S. government
agency)
United States government executive
departments table, volume 14 page 35
energy consumption
Carter volume 3
Engelmann prickly pear (cactus) picture,
volume 3 page 6
engine (technology): see in index internalcombustion
engine; steam engine
England (part of the United Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 139
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
80 Elowah Falls BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Cotswolds picture, volume 4 page 140
English Channel volume 4 page 141
wetland ecosystem picture, volume 4
page 101
Yorkshire heather picture, volume 6
page 33
history
Anglo-Saxon volume 1 page 121
Alfred the Great volume 1 page 75
Bedes history picture, volume 6
page 64
banking volume 2 page 25
Elizabeth I picture, volume 10 page 38
exploration and settlement of the
Americas volume 1 page 102
Cabot volume 3 page 4
Native Americans volume 9 page 19
Squanto volume 12 page 170
France volume 5 page 59
Joan of Arc volume 7 page 25
Industrial Revolution volume 6
page 133
Ireland volume 6 page 155
Magna Carta volume 3 page 189, volume
8 page 17
Middle Ages
archery volume 1 page 166
Northern Ireland volume 9 page 90
Spanish Armada volume 1 page 183
Stonehenge picture, volume 12
page 190
Ulster volume 14 page 8
United Kingdom volume 14 page 16
Vikings volume 14 page 89
Wales volume 15 page 4
measurement volume 8 page 89
people and culture
drama volume 4 page 73
sports
boxing volume 2 page 119
cricket volume 3 page 214
ice skating volume 6 page 110
rugby volume 11 page 102
theater volume 13 page 58
England, Church of (English national
church)
Henry VIII volume 6 page 39
Protestantism volume 10 page 158
Puritans volume 10 page 168
Reformation volume 11 page 39
English Channel (arm of the Atlantic
Ocean in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 141
MORE TO EXPLORE
swimming volume 12 page 216
English CivilWars (English history)
England volume 4 page 141
English cocker spaniel (breed of dog)
sporting dogs table, volume 4 page 62
English daisy (flowering plant)
daisy volume 4 page 6
English elm (tree)
comparison with Lawson cypress picture,
volume 13 page 94
elm volume 4 page 128
English ivy (plant)
ivy volume 6 page 175
English language
grammar volume 5 page 135
Norman Conquest volume 9 page 78
North America volume 9 page 81
English oak (tree)
oak volume 9 page 114
English sparrow (bird): see in index
house sparrow
English system
measurement volume 8 page 89
English yew (botany)
yew volume 15 page 92
Enlightenment (European history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 142
MORE TO EXPLORE
Europe volume 4 page 164
human rights volume 6 page 97
meeting to discuss LEncyclopedie
picture, volume 4 page 142
philosophy volume 10 page 73
Enrage, Cape (cape in New Brunswick,
Canada)
Cape Enrage Lighthouse picture, volume
9 page 42
entertainment: see in index ballet; circus;
electronic game; magic; movie; opera;
orchestra; sports; theater
environment (biology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 143
MORE TO EXPLORE
Earth Day volume 4 page 91
endangered species volume 4 page 133
irrigation volume 6 page 162
regional issues
Amazon River volume 1 page 92
Aral Sea volume 1 page 160
Arctic Ocean volume 1 page 173
Atlantic Ocean volume 1 page 221
enzyme (biochemistry)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 144, picture,
volume 4 page 144
MORE TO EXPLORE
fermentation volume 5 page 11
pancreas volume 10 page 24, picture,
volume 10 page 24
Eohippus (fossil equine genus)
evolution picture, volume 4 page 170
Eoraptor (dinosaur)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 145, picture,
volume 4 page 145
MORE TO EXPLORE
dinosaur picture, volume 4 page 53
epic (type of literature)
literature volume 7 page 161
Epic of Gilgamesh (Mesopotamian
literature)
literature volume 7 page 161
epidemic (disease outbreak)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 146
MORE TO EXPLORE
influenza picture, volume 6 page 136
plague volume 10 page 91
SARS volume 12 page 38, picture, volume
4 page 146
epidermis (anatomy)
skin volume 12 page 101, picture, volume
12 page 101
epidermis (plant tissue)
root picture, volume 11 page 96
epilepsy (medical disorder)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 146
Epimetheus (Greek mythology)
Prometheus volume 10 page 155
epiphyte (type of plant)
plant volume 10 page 95
Epistles, The (biblical text)
Bible volume 2 page 68
EpsteinBarr virus (disease)
mononucleosis volume 8 page 170
Equal Pay Act (U.S. legislation, 1963)
womens rights volume 15 page 58, picture,
volume 15 page 57
equal rights
Tuskegee Airmen volume 13 page 118
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA equal rights 81
equator (geography)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 147
MORE TO EXPLORE
hemisphere volume 6 page 37, picture,
volume 4 page 147
latitude and longitude volume 7
page 113
season volume 12 page 61
tropics volume 13 page 98
Equatorial Guinea (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 148
MORE TO EXPLORE
coast of Malabo picture, volume 8
page 25
equilateral triangle (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
equilibrium (physiology)
senses volume 12 page 69
Equus (mammal genus)
evolution picture, volume 4 page 170
Erasmus, Desiderius (Dutch humanist
and scholar)
Renaissance volume 11 page 45
Erechtheum (temple in Athens, Greece)
Athens volume 1 page 19
Erg Admer (area of sand dunes in southern
Algeria) picture, volume 1 page 78
ergot (plant disease)
rye volume 11 page 111
Erie (city in Pennsylvania)
Lake Erie picture, volume 4 page 149
Erie, Lake (lake in North America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 149, picture,
volume 4 page 149
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cleveland picture, volume 9 page 126
Great Lakes volume 5 page 147
Erie Canal (canal in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 149, picture,
volume 4 page 150
MORE TO EXPLORE
Albany volume 1 page 67
canal volume 3 page 28
New York volume 9 page 59
Eriksson, Leif (Viking explorer): see in
index Leif Eriksson
Erik the Red (Norse explorer)
Greenland volume 5 page 158
Eritrea (country in East Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 151, picture,
volume 4 page 151
MORE TO EXPLORE
Ethiopia volume 4 page 156
Eros (Greek god)
Aphrodite volume 1 page 149
erosion (geology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 152
MORE TO EXPLORE
canyon volume 3 page 31
Grand Canyon volume 5 page 136
landslide volume 7 page 104
processes of erosion picture, volume 4
page 152
rock volume 11 page 76
sand volume 12 page 26
soil volume 12 page 124
valley volume 14 page 52
eruption (volcanic activity): see in index
volcano
Esfahan (city in Iran)
mosque courtyard picture, volume 6
page 148
Eskimo (people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 153
MORE TO EXPLORE
people
Eskimo family inside igloo picture,
volume 4 page 153
Inuit fisherwoman picture, volume 9
page 96
Peary volume 10 page 48
places
Canada
Northwest Territories volume 9
page 95
Nunavut volume 9 page 108
Quebec volume 11 page 9
Greenland volume 5 page 158
tundra volume 13 page 108
esophagus (anatomy)
digestive system volume 4 page 47
grasshopper picture, volume 4 page 48
human picture, volume 4 page 47
Espanol: see in index Spanish language
Estates-General (French history)
French Revolution volume 5 page 69
Louis XVI volume 7 page 179
Esteban (African-Spanish explorer)
Zuni volume 15 page 110
Esther (biblical figure)
Purim volume 10 page 168
estivation (zoology)
reptile volume 11 page 52
Estonia (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 154
MORE TO EXPLORE
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral picture,
volume 13 page 13
estuarine crocodile (reptile) picture, volume
3 page 220
description volume 3 page 221
snout picture, volume 1 page 85, picture,
volume 3 page 221
ETA (Basque group)
Basques volume 2 page 36
ether (chemical compound)
surgery volume 12 page 207
Ethiopia (country in East Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 155
MORE TO EXPLORE
Simien Mountains National Park picture,
volume 4 page 155
women carrying water picture, volume 4
page 156
Ethiopian Orthodox church (Christianity)
Aksum volume 1 page 59
church building in Addis Ababa picture,
volume 1 page 28
Ethiopian wolf (mammal)
wolf volume 15 page 54
Etna, Mount (volcano in Italy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 157
Etruscans (people)
ancient Rome volume 11 page 89
Italy volume 6 page 173
EU (European organization): see in index
European Union
eucalyptus (tree)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 157, picture,
volume 4 page 157, picture, volume 13
page 94
MORE TO EXPLORE
koala volume 7 page 76
eucalyptus oil
eucalyptus volume 4 page 158
Euclid (Greek mathematician)
mathematics volume 8 page 77
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Euoplocephalus (dinosaur)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 158, picture,
volume 4 page 158
MORE TO EXPLORE
dinosaur volume 4 page 51, picture, volume
4 page 53
Euphrates River (river in the Middle
East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 159, picture,
volume 4 page 159
MORE TO EXPLORE
Iraq volume 6 page 151
Tigris volume 13 page 66
Eurasian beaver (rodent) picture, volume
2 page 44
beaver volume 2 page 44
Eurasian magpie (bird)
magpie volume 8 page 20
Eurasian red squirrel (rodent) picture,
volume 12 page 172
Eurasian sparrowhawk (bird) picture,
volume 6 page 28
Eurasian tree sparrow (bird) picture,
volume 12 page 160
Euratom (European organization): see in
index European Atomic Energy Community
euro (currency unit) picture, volume 4
page 165
European Union volume 4 page 165
Europa (moon of Jupiter)
Jupiter volume 7 page 41
Europe (continent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 160
MORE TO EXPLORE
arts
classical music volume 3 page 132
drawing volume 4 page 76
folk music volume 5 page 41
Renaissance art: see in index Renaissance
geography
Alps volume 1 page 89, picture, volume
1 page 90
Amalfi coast picture, volume 8 page 94
Black Forest farm picture, volume 5
page 105
Czech countryside picture, volume 3
page 240
Lithuanian lake picture, volume 7
page 165
Netherlands waterway picture, volume
9 page 38
Norwegian fjord picture, volume 4
page 162
Pyrenees picture, volume 10 page 171,
picture, volume 12 page 153
history
Asia volume 1 page 204
Enlightenment: see in index Enlightenment
epidemic volume 4 page 146
exploration of the Americas: see in
index Americas
Holocaust: see in index Holocaust
Huns volume 6 page 99
Middle Ages: see in index Middle Ages
Native Americans volume 9 page 19
Renaissance: see in index Renaissance
WorldWars: see in indexWorldWar I;
WorldWar II
people and culture
armor picture, volume 1 page 186
brass volume 2 page 123
Christmas volume 3 page 115
glass volume 5 page 119
North America volume 9 page 81
traditional dress
Romania picture, volume 11 page 85
Sami people picture, volume 9
page 98
Spain picture, volume 4 page 162
social issues
human migration volume 8 page 128
labor volume 7 page 97
slavery volume 12 page 106
European aspen (tree)
aspen volume 1 page 210
European Atomic Energy Community
European Union volume 4 page 165
European bison (mammal)
bison volume 2 page 82
European chestnut (tree)
chestnut volume 3 page 89
European Coal and Steel Community
European Union volume 4 page 165
European Commission (European organization)
European Union volume 4 page 165
European Economic Community
European Union volume 4 page 165
European eel (fish) picture, volume 4
page 107
European hedgehog (mammal) picture,
volume 6 page 33
European larch (tree)
conifer picture, volume 3 page 183
larch volume 7 page 109
European mink (mammal)
mink volume 8 page 134
European mole (mammal) picture, volume
8 page 155
European Parliament
European Union volume 4
page 165
European peoples: see in index Alemanni;
Anglo-Saxon; Basque; Bulgar;
Celt; Etruscans; Frank; Illyrian; Lombard;
Norman; Rom; Sami; Saxon; Slav;
Viking;Walloon
European rhinoceros beetle (insect)
types of beetles picture, volume 2
page 49
European robin (bird) picture, volume 11
page 72
robin volume 11 page 72
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands,
The
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United
Kingdom
For more about Europe, look for
articles on these countries:
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA European robin 83
European Union
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 165
MORE TO EXPLORE
Europe volume 4 page 164
France volume 5 page 60
Ireland volume 6 page 156
Netherlands volume 9 page 39
European Union, Council of the
European Union branches volume 4
page 165
European viper (snake): see in index
common adder
European water vole (rodent)
vole volume 14 page 102
European wayfaring tree
viburnum volume 14 page 76
European white pelican (bird)
pelican volume 10 page 51
Eurydice (Greek mythology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 9 page 151, picture,
volume 9 page 151
Eurystheus (Greek mythology)
Heracles volume 6 page 44
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (Basque group):
see in index ETA
Euskara (language)
Basques volume 2 page 36
Spain volume 12 page 154
eustachian tube (anatomy)
structure of the ear picture, volume 4
page 87
evangelism (Christianity): see in index
missions
evaporation (phase change)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 166, picture,
volume 4 page 166
MORE TO EXPLORE
crystal volume 3 page 226
water volume 15 page 22, picture, volume
15 page 23
Everest, Mount (mountain in Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 167, picture,
volume 4 page 167
MORE TO EXPLORE
Hillary volume 6 page 54
Himalayas volume 6 page 55
Nepal volume 9 page 31
Tenzing Norgay volume 13
page 46
Everglades (region in Florida, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 167, picture,
volume 4 page 168
Everglades National Park (national park
in Florida, U.S.)
alligator near a trail picture, volume 5
page 34
Everglades volume 4 page 167
evergreen (plant)
holly volume 6 page 70
tree volume 13 page 94
Evergreen State (state in the U.S.): see in
indexWashington
Evers, Medgar (U.S. civil-rights activist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 168, picture,
volume 4 page 169
evidence (law)
police volume 10 page 112
evolution (scientific theory)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 169, picture,
volume 4 page 170
MORE TO EXPLORE
adaptation volume 1 page 27
Darwin volume 4 page 17
Galapagos Islands volume 5 page 80
human origins volume 6 page 93
mutation volume 8 page 220
evolution, human: see in index human
evolution
Ewe (people)
Togo volume 13 page 74
ewe (sheep)
ewe with two lambs picture, volume 12
page 78
excavation (archaeology)
archaeology volume 1 page 163
excavation in Peru picture, volume 1
page 164
excretion (biology)
living thing volume 7 page 169
lymph and blood vessels picture, volume
7 page 190
executive branch (government)
government volume 5 page 132
major executive departments table, volume
14 page 35
United States government volume 14
page 34
exercise (physical activity)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 171
MORE TO EXPLORE
swimming volume 12 page 215
Yoga volume 15 page 93
exhaust stroke (internal combustion)
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141, picture, volume 6 page 140
exhaust system (automotive)
automobile volume 1 page 236, picture,
volume 1 page 235
Exodus (ancient Hebrew history and Old
Testament story)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 114
handwritten bible picture, volume 2
page 67
exoskeleton (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 172
MORE TO EXPLORE
insect volume 6 page 138, picture, volume
6 page 139
cicada picture, volume 4 page 173
cockroach volume 3 page 147
invertebrate volume 6 page 144
krill volume 7 page 87
shell volume 12 page 79
skeletal system volume 12 page 96
exosphere (atmospheric region)
atmosphere volume 1 page 223
expansion (physics)
water volume 15 page 23
experimental method: see in index scientific
method
exploration
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 173
MORE TO EXPLORE
bathyscaphe picture, volume 4
page 174
monument to explorers picture, volume
4 page 173
Moon exploration picture, volume 4
page 175
Renaissance volume 11 page 46
technology and invention volume 13
page 26
exploration and settlement of the
Americas: see in index Americas
Explorer 1 (artificial satellite)
satellite volume 12 page 41
explosion (chemical reaction)
bomb picture, volume 3 page 165
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combustion volume 3 page 165
explosive (chemical product)
quarrying volume 11 page 7
expressway (road)
earthquake damage picture, volume 4
page 92
external migration
human migration volume 8 page 126
external recycling (waste management)
recycling volume 11 page 35
extinction (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 126, picture,
volume 1 page 126, picture, volume 1
page 127
MORE TO EXPLORE
prehistoric life volume 10 page 146
extra point (sports)
football volume 5 page 49
eye (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 4 page 175, picture,
volume 4 page 175
MORE TO EXPLORE
cosmetics volume 3 page 202
gecko picture, volume 4 page 176
lens volume 7 page 131
octopus picture, volume 4 page 176
eyeglasses (optical aid)
lens volume 7 page 131
eyepiece (part of optical instrument)
microscope volume 8 page 120
telescope volume 13 page 38, picture,
volume 13 page 38
Eyeries (village in Ireland) picture, volume
6 page 155
eyesight (physiology): see in index sight
Ezras Temple (Judaism): see in index
Jerusalem, Temple of
F (temperature scale): see in index Fahrenheit
F-16 (military aircraft) picture, volume 1
page 52
FA (British sports organization): see in
index Football Association
fable (story)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 4
MORE TO EXPLORE
Aesop volume 1 page 35
folktale volume 5 page 42
storytelling volume 12 page 194
The Three Little Pigs picture, volume 5
page 4
face-off (sports)
ice hockey volume 6 page 68, picture,
volume 6 page 68
factory
images
assembly line picture, volume 8 page 46
polyester cloth picture, volume 13
page 28
sugar production picture, volume 12
page 202
WorldWar II picture, volume 15
page 69
labor volume 7 page 96, picture, volume
7 page 97
manufacturing volume 8 page 46
Factory, the (Warhols studio)
Warhol volume 15 page 11
factory ship
ship volume 12 page 82
factual memory (mental function)
memory volume 8 page 98
Fahd (king of Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia volume 12 page 45
Fahrenheit (temperature scale)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
Fair Deal (U.S. history)
Truman volume 13 page 101
fairway (golf )
golf volume 5 page 125
fairy tale
Andersen volume 1 page 116
folktale volume 5 page 43
Grimm brothers volume 5 page 163
Little Red Riding Hood picture, volume
5 page 43
Pied Piper of Hamelin picture, volume
5 page 162
storytelling volume 12 page 194
falcon (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 4
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kestrel picture, volume 5 page 5
falconry (sport)
falcon volume 5 page 4
Falkland Islands (British colony in the
South Atlantic Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 5, picture,
volume 5 page 5
Falkland IslandsWar (British-Argentine
history, 1982)
Argentina volume 1 page 176
Falkland Islands volume 5 page 6
fall (season): see in index autumn
fall (wrestling)
wrestling volume 15 page 74
Fallen Timbers, Battle of (U.S. history)
Shawnee volume 12 page 78
falling star (astronomy): see in index
meteor
Fallingwater (house in Bear Run, Pennsylvania,
U.S.) picture, volume 15
page 75
fallopian tube (anatomy) picture, volume
11 page 47
Amundsen,
Roald
Balboa, Vasco
Nunez de
Cabot, John
Cartier, Jacques
Champlain,
Samuel de
Columbus,
Christopher
Cook, James
Coronado,
Francisco
Cortes, Hernan
De Soto,
Hernando
Dias,
Bartolomeu
Drake, Francis
Fremont, John
Charles
Gama, Vasco da
Henson,
Matthew
Jolliet, Louis
La Salle, Sieur
de
Leif Eriksson
Magellan,
Ferdinand
Marquette,
Jacques
Peary, Robert E.
Pizarro,
Francisco
Polo, Marco
Ponce de Leon,
Juan
Verrazzano,
Giovanni da
Vespucci,
Amerigo
For more about exploration, look
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reproductive system volume 11 page 48
falls (geology): see in index waterfall
false cypress (tree)
cypress volume 3 page 235
false foot (protozoan cell behavior): see in
index pseudopod
family (kinship)
family toasting marshmallows picture,
volume 12 page 121
famine
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 6
MORE TO EXPLORE
drought volume 4 page 77
Fang (people)
Gabon volume 5 page 78
Far East (region of Asia): see in index East
Asia
farm (agriculture)
Albania picture, volume 1 page 66
France picture, volume 6 page 162
Germany picture, volume 5 page 105
Russia picture, volume 11 page 105
Saudi Arabia picture, volume 6 page 161
United States
Idaho picture, volume 6 page 161
Kentucky picture, volume 7 page 57
Ohio picture, volume 9 page 126
Pennsylvania picture, volume 10
page 56
farm cooperative (organization): see in
index cooperative
farming: see in index agriculture
Faroe Islands (islands in the Atlantic
Ocean)
Atlantic puffins picture, volume 4
page 36
farsightedness (visual disorder)
convex lens effect picture, volume 7
page 131
eye volume 4 page 176
lens volume 7 page 131
Farsi language
Iran volume 6 page 147
fasces (symbol)
fascism volume 5 page 7, picture, volume
5 page 7
fascism (political system)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 7
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fasces of ancient Rome picture, volume 5
page 7
Fascist Party (political party in Italy)
Italy volume 6 page 174
fashion: see in index clothing
fasting (religious practice)
Ramadan volume 11 page 25
preparing meals picture, volume 11
page 26
fat
food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
skin volume 12 page 101, picture, volume
12 page 101
Father of His Country (president of the
U.S.): see in indexWashington, George
Father of New France (French explorer):
see in index Champlain, Samuel de
Fat Tuesday (holiday): see in index Mardi
Gras
Faubus, Orval Eugene (governor of
Arkansas)
Arkansas volume 1 page 181
fault (sports)
tennis volume 13 page 46
fax machine (technology)
telephone volume 13 page 38
FDA (U.S. government agency): see in
index Food and Drug Administration
FDIC (U.S. government organization):
see in index Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation
feast day (commemoration)
saint volume 12 page 9
Feast of Lots (Jewish holiday): see in
index Purim
feather (bird anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 8, picture,
volume 5 page 8
MORE TO EXPLORE
bird volume 2 page 76
February Revolution (Russian history)
Russian Revolution volume 11
page 108, picture, volume 11 page 108
feces (biology)
intestines volume 6 page 143
Federal Aviation Administration (U.S.
government agency)
airplane volume 1 page 57
Federal Capital Territory (region in
Nigeria)
Abuja volume 1 page 16
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(U.S. government organization)
banking volume 2 page 25
New Deal volume 9 page 44
federalism (political science)
government volume 5 page 133
state government volume 12 page 181
United States Constitution volume 14
page 32
Federalist papers (U.S. political essays)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 9, picture,
volume 5 page 9
MORE TO EXPLORE
Hamilton volume 6 page 11
United States Constitution volume 14
page 32
Federalist Party (historical political party
of the U.S.)
Adams volume 1 page 23
Hamilton volume 6 page 11
Federal Reserve System (United States
banking)
banking volume 2 page 25
federal system (political science): see in
index federalism
Federation Internationale de Football
Association (sports organization)
soccer volume 12 page 118
Federation Internationale de Volleyball
(sports organization)
volleyball volume 14 page 104
Fellowship of the Ring, The (work by
Tolkien)
Tolkien volume 13 page 77
felony (crime)
crime volume 3 page 216
felucca (boat)
Nile River travel near Luxor picture,
volume 9 page 72
female (gender)
egg volume 4 page 108
femur (bone)
knee volume 7 page 73
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leg volume 7 page 123
Ferdinand II (king of Spain)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 10, picture,
volume 5 page 10
MORE TO EXPLORE
Columbus volume 3 page 163
Inquisition volume 6 page 137
Spain volume 12 page 155
fermentation (chemical reaction)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 11, picture,
volume 5 page 11
MORE TO EXPLORE
enzyme volume 4 page 145
Pasteur volume 10 page 40
vanilla volume 14 page 57
vinegar volume 14 page 92
fern (plant)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 11, picture,
volume 5 page 12
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